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HR 6298 116th Congress House

COVID-19 WIC Response Act of 2020

Official title: To waive and defer certain requirements under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children during certain emergencies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 19, 2020 Introduced by: Thompson, Glenn Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID-19 WIC Response Act of 2020

This bill modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow certain waivers and deferments of requirements under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during public health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak.

Specifically, USDA may

  • grant waivers allowing participants under WIC to get certified or recertified without being physically present at a WIC clinic;
  • defer anthropometric and bloodwork requirements necessary to determine nutritional risk; and
  • grant waivers from administrative requirements for WIC if it determines that the requirement cannot be met by a state due to COVID-19, and the waiver is necessary to provide assistance under WIC.

USDA authority under this bill expires on July 31, 2020.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6201 Related bill Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Mar 19, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6298: COVID-19 WIC Response Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6298/
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