HR 2660 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

WIC Act

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

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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; 22 are original cosponsors, there from 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
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-CASam FarrOriginalJun 4, 2015
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalJun 9, 2015
D-PABrendan F. BoyleJun 9, 2015
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonJun 9, 2015
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJun 9, 2015
D-OHMarcy KapturJun 9, 2015
D-NYPaul TonkoJun 9, 2015
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettJun 9, 2015
D-VTPeter WelchJun 15, 2015
D-CATony CárdenasJun 17, 2015
D-CAMark TakanoJun 23, 2015
D-CAMark DeSaulnierJun 24, 2015
D-OHJoyce BeattyJun 25, 2015
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoJul 10, 2015
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciJul 21, 2015
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneSep 8, 2015
D-CAJared HuffmanSep 11, 2015
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Oct 5, 2015
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOct 5, 2015
D-FLAlan GraysonOct 22, 2015
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOct 22, 2015
D-MNBetty McCollumOct 23, 2015
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOct 23, 2015
D-WADerek KilmerOct 23, 2015
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOct 23, 2015
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOct 28, 2015
D-ILBobby L. RushOct 28, 2015
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOct 28, 2015
D-NYGrace MengOct 28, 2015
D-CAJackie SpeierOct 28, 2015
D-MNKeith EllisonOct 28, 2015
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamOct 28, 2015
D-MANiki TsongasOct 28, 2015
D-CAPete AguilarOct 28, 2015
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOct 28, 2015
D-MNRichard M. NolanOct 28, 2015
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOct 29, 2015
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickNov 4, 2015
D-WAJim McDermottNov 4, 2015
D-CAJudy ChuNov 4, 2015
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezNov 4, 2015
D-INAndré CarsonNov 16, 2015
D-MDChris Van HollenNov 16, 2015
D-NVDina TitusNov 16, 2015
D-CAJuan VargasNov 16, 2015
D-NYEliot L. EngelNov 30, 2015
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyNov 30, 2015
D-NCAlma S. AdamsDec 7, 2015
D-ILDanny K. DavisDec 7, 2015
D-COEd PerlmutterJan 5, 2016
D-COJared PolisMar 22, 2016
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMar 22, 2016
D-WADenny HeckJun 28, 2016
D-TXGene GreenJul 11, 2016
D-RIJames R. LangevinSep 19, 2016
D-MISander M. LevinSep 19, 2016
D-WARick LarsenSep 20, 2016
D-NHAnn M. KusterSep 21, 2016
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Sep 21, 2016
D-NJDonald NorcrossSep 21, 2016
D-CAMichael M. HondaSep 21, 2016
D-NYNita M. LoweySep 21, 2016
D-TNSteve CohenSep 21, 2016
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeSep 21, 2016
D-TXLloyd DoggettSep 22, 2016
D-NYJerrold NadlerSep 27, 2016
D-TXMarc A. VeaseySep 28, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jun 4, 2015
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee
Referred Nov 16, 2015

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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 89, June 4, 2015, page H3915.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1796WIC ActRelated billJul 16, 2015

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Wise Investment in our Children Act
WIC Act

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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