HR 5249
116th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Child health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Food assistance and relief
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Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Women's health
Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2019
Introduced: November 21, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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To President
Became law
Nov 21, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 21, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2019
This bill modifies the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to add requirements for supporting individuals impacted by a substance use disorder.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture to:
- collaborate with the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and disseminate nutrition education materials for individuals impacted by a substance use disorder, including materials for infants impacted by prenatal substance exposure and neonatal abstinence syndrome;
- conduct outreach to individuals who are potentially eligible for the WIC program and who are impacted by a such a disorder; and
- make available to states through an online clearinghouse any nutrition education and training materials related to nutrition for individuals impacted by a substance use disorder or neonatal abstinence syndrome.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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