Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
Latest action · May 21, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-129.
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.
- IntroducedMay 17, 2022
- Passed HouseMay 18, 2022
- Passed SenateMay 19, 2022
- To the PresidentMay 19, 2022
- Became lawMay 21, 2022
Summary
Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take certain actions to address emergencies, disasters, and supply chain disruptions (particularly the shortage of infant formula in the United States) affecting participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
The bill directs USDA to require each infant formula cost containment contract to include remedies in the event of an infant formula recall, including how an infant formula manufacturer would protect against disruption to WIC participants in the state.
USDA must, within 30 days, ensure there is a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Health and Human Services that includes procedures for coordination and information sharing regarding any supply chain disruption, including a supplemental food recall.
The bill also authorizes USDA to waive or modify any WIC qualified administrative requirement during emergencies, disasters, and supply chain disruptions. Specifically, USDA may waive or modify such a requirement for one or more state agencies if (1) the requirement cannot be met by state agencies during the emergency, disaster, or disruption; and (2) the modification or waiver is necessary to provide assistance to WIC participants and does not substantially weaken the nutritional quality of supplemental foods. For example, USDA may waive the maximum monthly allowance for infant formula.
The bill establishes notification requirements for USDA and state agencies related to supply chain disruptions.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 218 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed414–9 | May 18, 2022 |
Cosponsors 129
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2022 to May 18, 2022, with 96 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | May 17, 2022 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | May 17, 2022 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | May 17, 2022 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | May 17, 2022 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | May 17, 2022 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | May 17, 2022 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | May 17, 2022 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | May 17, 2022 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | May 17, 2022 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 17, 2022 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | May 17, 2022 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 17, 2022 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | May 17, 2022 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | May 17, 2022 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | May 17, 2022 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-129.
- May 21, 2022Signed by President.
- May 19, 2022Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2626-2627)
- May 19, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2626-2627)
- May 19, 2022Presented to President.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agriculture and Food
- Child health
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Food assistance and relief
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Manufacturing
- Nutrition and diet
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public contracts and procurement
- Retail and wholesale trades
- State and local government operations
- Women's health
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 19, 2022Received in Senate
- May 18, 2022Engrossed in House
- May 17, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.