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HR 4989 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food

Healthy Babies Act of 2023

Introduced: August 29, 2023 Introduced by: De La Cruz, Monica Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 27, 2023
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Healthy Babies Act of 2023

This bill requires that the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) include infant food combinations and dinners as part of the program. (The WIC food packages provide supplemental foods designed to address the specific nutritional needs of income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum individuals, infants, and children up to five years of age who are at nutritional risk.)

Specifically, the Department of Agriculture must update the regulations that prescribe the supplemental foods that must be made available in the program. Currently, infant food combinations (e.g., meat and vegetables) and dinners (e.g., spaghetti and meatballs) are not allowed. 

What's happening now July 27, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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D'Esposito, Anthony
· Aug 29, 2023
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Aug 4, 2023
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Moylan, James C.
Guam · Jul 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4989: Healthy Babies Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4989/
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