To authorize the reimbursement by the Federal Government of State funds used to maintain participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in the event of a…
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This bill requires the federal government to reimburse state agencies that use state funds to carry out operations necessary to maintain participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during a lapse in discretionary appropriations (i.e., government shutdown). WIC provides nutrition-rich foods, nutrition education, and health care and social services referrals to eligible low-income women, infants, and children.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5705: To authorize the reimbursement by the Federal Government of State funds used to maintain participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in the event of a Government shutdown.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5705/
"H.R. 5705: To authorize the reimbursement by the Federal Government of State funds used to maintain participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in the event of a Government shutdown.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5705/.
H.R. 5705, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5705/.
[H.R. 5705: To authorize the reimbursement by the Federal Government of State funds used to maintain participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in the event of a Government shutdown.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5705/)