WIC Improvement Act
Latest action · Jul 28, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
WIC Improvement Act
This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to permit certain multivitamin dietary supplements to be purchased under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. The bill applies to multivitamin dietary supplements that are: (1) labeled in accordance with specified federal regulations; and (2) increase the availability of low-cost, high nutrient alternatives for the population served by WIC.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 15, 2017 to Oct 31, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Aug 15, 2017 | |
| R-UT | Mia B. Love | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Oct 3, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Oct 31, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2017Introduced in House
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