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HJRES 192 100th Congress House

WIC Food For Life Resolution

Official title: A joint resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children should receive increasing a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A joint resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children should receive increasing amounts of appropriations in fiscal year 1988 and succeeding fiscal years.

Introduced: April 8, 1987 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Child healthChild nutritionChildren and youthEconomics and Public Finance
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 30, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Mar 18, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 18, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 30, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

WIC Food for Life Resolution - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) should receive increasing appropriations until all eligible persons are being served; and (2) an outreach program should be conducted to identify persons eligible for WIC assistance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 99 Identical bill WIC Food for Life Resolution
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7 Republican 1
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jul 28, 1987
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 28, 1987
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 16, 1987
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 16, 1987
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 30, 1987
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 1987
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 8, 1987
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 8, 1987
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Apr 8, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 192: WIC Food For Life Resolution. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-192/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 192: WIC Food For Life Resolution." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-192/.
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H.J. Res. 192, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-192/.
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