HR 7791 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022

Introduced May 17, 2022 Originated House Became Public Law 117-129 Sponsor Jahana Hayes D-CT

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Latest action · May 21, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-129.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 17, 2022
  2. Passed HouseMay 18, 2022
  3. Passed SenateMay 19, 2022
  4. To the PresidentMay 19, 2022
  5. Became lawMay 21, 2022Public Law 117-129

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 callQuestionResultDate
House 218Passed414–9May 18, 2022

Cosponsors 129

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2022 to May 18, 2022; 96 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NJAndy KimOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MNDean PhillipsOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NVDina TitusOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-VAElaine G. LuriaOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-VAJennifer WextonOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CAJim CostaOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CAJosh HarderOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-WAKim SchrierOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MDKweisi MfumeOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MALori TrahanOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalMay 17, 2022
R-CAMichelle SteelOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NJMikie SherrillOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CASara JacobsOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-ILSean CastenOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-PASusan WildOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CATed LieuOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalMay 17, 2022
D-VAA. Donald McEachinMay 18, 2022
D-TXAl GreenMay 18, 2022
D-MNAngie CraigMay 18, 2022
D-CABrad ShermanMay 18, 2022
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerMay 18, 2022
D-NHChris PappasMay 18, 2022
D-MOCori BushMay 18, 2022
D-IACynthia AxneMay 18, 2022
D-FLDarren SotoMay 18, 2022
D-MDDavid J. TroneMay 18, 2022
D-RIDavid N. CicillineMay 18, 2022
D-WADerek KilmerMay 18, 2022
D-NJDonald NorcrossMay 18, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMay 18, 2022
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.May 18, 2022
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanMay 18, 2022
D-CTJames A. HimesMay 18, 2022
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaMay 18, 2022
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesMay 18, 2022
D-CAJuan VargasMay 18, 2022
D-CALinda T. SánchezMay 18, 2022
D-TXLizzie FletcherMay 18, 2022
D-GALucy McBathMay 18, 2022
D-WAMarilyn StricklandMay 18, 2022
D-CAMark DeSaulnierMay 18, 2022
D-NYPaul TonkoMay 18, 2022
D-CAPete AguilarMay 18, 2022
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickMay 18, 2022
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMay 18, 2022
D-OHShontel M. BrownMay 18, 2022
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciMay 18, 2022
R-CAYoung KimMay 18, 2022
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeMay 18, 2022

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 May 17, 2022

Actions 14

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 21, 2022Signed by President.
  2. May 21, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-129.
  3. May 19, 2022Received in the Senate, read twice.
  4. May 19, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2626-2627)
  5. May 19, 2022Presented to President.
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In the Congressional Record 4

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S3063Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PAJun 22, 2022
SenateDebate and remarks S2638Richard J. Durbin D-ILMay 24, 2022
SenateDebate and remarks S2605, S2626, S2627Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Debbie Stabenow D-MI, John Boozman R-ARMay 19, 2022
HouseDebate and remarks H5152–H5158Text printed H5152Recorded votes H5163enactLists H5164Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 7791, Access to Baby Formula ActCarolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Gwen Moore D-WI, Jahana Hayes D-CT, Michelle Steel R-CA, Nancy Pelosi D-CA, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tim Walberg R-MIMay 18, 2022

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 1 Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 84, May 17, 2022, page H5098.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 117-49EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE49 pagesEducation and Workforce CommitteeJun 23, 2022

CRS reports 5

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Cite it 5

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Titles 6

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish waiver authority to address certain emergencies, disasters, and supply chain disruptions, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
Short Titles as Enacted
Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. May 19, 2022Received in Senate
  3. May 18, 2022Engrossed in House
  4. May 17, 2022Introduced in House

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