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119th Congress Agriculture and Food

H.R. 1464: MODERN WIC Act of 2025

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 21, 2025
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 21, 2025

This bill permanently allows individuals to remotely certify their eligibility for, and receive benefits through, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

Specifically, the bill requires that a state agency allow an individual seeking a WIC certification, recertification, or a nutritional risk evaluation to do so by phone or through video teleconference, in addition to the in-person option.

A state agency has 90 days to collect data for a nutritional risk evaluation for a remotely certified individual. Further, a state agency may consider an applicant who meets the income eligibility standards to be temporarily eligible on an interim basis to participate in the program and may certify the individual for immediate participation without waiting for a nutritional risk evaluation.

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The bill also allows states to provide benefits on WIC electronic benefit transfer cards through mail or remote issuance instead of requiring participants to pick up or reload benefits in person at a WIC office.

Further, the Department of Agriculture must report to Congress about the use of remote technologies and other digital tools in the WIC program.

Currently, individuals are generally required to be physically present to certify their WIC eligibility and receive benefits, with exceptions. The Food and Nutrition Service has temporarily waived these requirements and allowed remote certification and benefits using authorities that were provided by laws that were enacted to address COVID-19.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

80

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

18 points earned
  1. 1Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone4 events+18
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History

  1. Feb 21, 2025Introduced in the House by Brian Fitzpatrick.
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  1. Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.