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Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2019

Introduced: November 21, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 21, 2019
Introduced in House
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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 November 21, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Harder, Josh
California · Feb 13, 2020
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Nov 21, 2019
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Nov 21, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5249: Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5249/
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"H.R. 5249: Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5249/.
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