H. R. 5740
Introduced in House · October 17, 2025October 10, 2025
Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Walkinshaw, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bell, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Simon, Ms. Ross, Ms. Adams, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Brown, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Casar, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Omar, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Salinas, Ms. McClellan, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Amo, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Morrison, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Rivas, and Mr. Garamendi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require mandatory funding for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “WIC Benefits Protection Act”.