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S 3216 117th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food

WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2021

Introduced: November 17, 2021 Introduced by: Marshall, Roger Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 17, 2021
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WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to maintain a publicly available, searchable database that contains solicitations for infant formula bids under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

Under current law, state agencies must control infant formula costs in the WIC program through competitive bidding for infant formula rebate contracts. The bill requires state WIC agencies to provide USDA with open solicitations for these competitive bids to populate the database.

What's happening now November 17, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 8450 Related bill Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act
  • HR 7603 Related bill WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2022
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 17, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3216: WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3216/
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