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HR 7933 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Advisory bodies Child health Congressional oversight Food assistance and relief Government information and archives Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance Women's health

COVID–19 WIC Safety and Modernization Act

Introduced: August 4, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 4, 2020
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COVID-19 WIC Safety and Modernization Act

This bill direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a task force on supplemental foods delivery in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

The task force must study measures to streamline the redemption of supplemental foods benefits that promote convenience, safety, and equitable access to supplemental foods for participants in WIC, including online and telephonic purchasing of supplemental foods.

The task force must submit to USDA a report that includes the results of the study and recommendations with respect to such results.

USDA must submit to Congress a report that includes a plan to carry out the recommendations of the task force and an assessment of whether legislative changes are necessary to carry out such plan.

The task force shall terminate on the date USDA submits the report to Congress.

What's happening now August 4, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 133 Related bill Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
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Katko, John
· Sep 30, 2020
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Aug 4, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7933: COVID–19 WIC Safety and Modernization Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7933/
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