HR 2660 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

WIC Act

Introduced Jun 4, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 16, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 4, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Wise Investment in our Children Act or the WIC Act

This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to increase the allowable age from five to six for children to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

Cosponsors 88

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2015 to Sep 28, 2016, with 22 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJun 4, 2015
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-CAJanice HahnOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJun 4, 2015
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJun 4, 2015
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
  2. Jun 4, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Jun 4, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1796WIC ActRelated billJul 16, 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 4, 2015Introduced in House

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