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HR 3151 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food

WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2023

Introduced: September 21, 2023 Introduced by: McBath, Lucy Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 9, 2023
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WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make available online certain information about 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 a description of open solicitations for these competitive bids that includes the title of the solicitation, the state agency administering the solicitation, and other relevant information for the USDA to publish online.

What's happening now May 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 17 Republican 5
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Jul 30, 2024
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 15, 2024
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
Illinois · Jul 8, 2024
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 27, 2024
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Apr 12, 2024
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Apr 12, 2024
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Apr 12, 2024
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jan 18, 2024
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 13, 2023
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Scholten, Hillary J.
Michigan · Dec 13, 2023
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Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Nov 15, 2023
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Nov 15, 2023
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Langworthy, Nicholas A.
New York · Oct 18, 2023
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 11, 2023
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Harder, Josh
California · Oct 11, 2023
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 21, 2023
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 21, 2023
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Sep 5, 2023
Allred, Colin
· Jul 19, 2023
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Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · Jul 12, 2023
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jun 6, 2023
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McClain, Lisa C.
Michigan · May 9, 2023
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · May 9, 2023
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · May 9, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3151: WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3151/
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"H.R. 3151: WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3151/.
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H.R. 3151, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3151/.
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