HR 8024
116th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Women's health
WIC Waiver Extension Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 11, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
WIC Waiver Extension Act of 2020
This bill extends authority through September 30, 2021, for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to grant certain waivers to participants under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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