United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 99 D cosponsors

HR 5740 — WIC Benefits Protection Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced October 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 99 sponsors

    1 primary, 98 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (99 D).

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Bill Text

Sections of law this bill changes

1 section in 1 law

From the bill's own amending language, matched to the official United States Code (current through Public Law 119-121).

Child nutrition · 42 U.S.C. ch. 13A 1 section
  • § 1786 Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children Amends

    42 U.S.C. § 1786 — at 1786(c), 1786(d)(1), and 1786(g)

    The law today

    (a) Congressional findings and declaration of purpose Congress finds that substantial numbers of pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and young children from families with inadequate income are at special risk with respect to their physical and mental health by reason of inadequate nutrition or health care, or both. It is, therefore, the purpose of the program authorized by this section to provide, up to the authorization levels set forth in subsection (g) of this section, supplemental foods and nutrition education, including breastfeeding promotion and support, through any eligible local agency that applies for participation in the program. The program shall serve as an adjunct to good health care, during critical times of growth and development, to prevent the occurrence of health problems, including drug abuse, and improve the health status of these persons. (b) Definitions As used in this section— (1) “Breastfeeding women” means women up to one year postpartum who are breastfeeding their infants. (2) “Children” means persons who have had their first birthday but have not yet attained their fifth birthday. (3) “Competent professional authority” means physicians, nutritionists, registered nurses, dietitians, or State or local medically trained health officials, or persons designated by physicians or State or local medically trained health officials, in accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary, as being competent professionally to evaluate nutritional risk. (4) “Costs of nutrition services and administration” or “nutrition services and administration” means costs that shall include, but not be limited to, costs for certification of eligibility of persons for participation in the program (including centrifuges, measuring boards, spectrophotometers, and scales used for the certification), food delivery, monitoring, nutrition education, breastfeeding support and promotion, outreach, startup costs, and general administration applicable to implementation of the program under this section, such as the cost of staff, transportation, insurance, developing and printing food instruments, and administration of State and local agency offices. (5) “Infants” means persons under one year of age. (6) “Local agency” means a public health or welfare agency or a private nonprofit health or welfare agency, which, directly or through an agency or physician with which it has contracted, provides health services. The term shall include an Indian tribe, band, or group recognized by the Department of the Interior, the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services, or an inter­tribal council or group that is an authorized representative of Indian tribes, bands, or groups recognized by the Department of the Interior. (7) Nutrition education.— The term “nutrition education” means individual and group sessions and the provision of material that are designed to improve health status and achieve positive change in dietary and physical activity habits, and that emphasize the relationship between nutrition, physical activity, and health, all in keeping with the personal and cultural preferences of the individual. (8) “Nutritional risk” means (A) detrimental or abnormal nutritional conditions detectable by biochemical or anthropometric measurements, (B) other documented nutritionally related medical conditions, (C) dietary deficiencies that impair or endanger health, (D) conditions that directly affect the nutritional health of a person, such as alcoholism or drug abuse, or (E) conditions that predispose persons to inadequate nutritional patterns or nutritionally related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, homelessness and migrancy. (9) “Plan of operation and administration” means a document that describes the manner in which the State agency intends to implement and operate the program. (10) “Postpartum women” means women up to six months after termination of pregnancy. (11) “Pregnant w...

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The bill mandates funding for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1786(c)

    may carry out → shall carry out

    This change makes the program's operation mandatory instead of discretionary.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1786(c)

    the Secretary → The Secretary

    This change begins the sentence with 'The Secretary,' which emphasizes the authority of the Secretary.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1786(c)

    , and → .

    This change clarifies the end of the sentence, indicating it is complete.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1786(c)

    any State → Any State

    This change emphasizes that this applies to all states in the context.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(1)

    Participation in the program under this section shall be limited to → Individuals who are eligible to participate in the program under this section shall be

    This change clarifies eligibility by explicitly stating who may participate.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1786(g)

    Authorization of

    This change removes the authorization language from the heading, likely emphasizing the mandatory nature of funding.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1786(g)

    (A) Appropriations.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year.

    This establishes mandatory appropriations for the program in the upcoming fiscal years.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 98 co-sponsors · 448 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (98)

Not signed on (448)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 5740?
HR 5740 is sponsored by Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), Walkinshaw, James R. (Democratic), Hoyle, Val T. (Democratic), Davis, Danny K. (Democratic), Velázquez, Nydia M. (Democratic), Ansari, Yassamin (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Bell, Wesley (Democratic), Kelly, Robin L. (Democratic), Hayes, Jahana (Democratic), McIver, LaMonica (Democratic), Lee, Summer L. (Democratic), Simon, Lateefah (Democratic), Ross, Deborah K. (Democratic), Adams, Alma S. (Democratic), Tokuda, Jill N. (Democratic), Olszewski, Johnny (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), McClain Delaney, April (Democratic), Magaziner, Seth (Democratic), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Jackson, Jonathan L. (Democratic), Thompson, Bennie G. (Democratic), Crockett, Jasmine (Democratic), Brown, Shontel M. (Democratic), Dingell, Debbie (Democratic), McBath, Lucy (Democratic), Vindman, Eugene Simon (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Casar, Greg (Democratic), Ivey, Glenn (Democratic), Omar, Ilhan (Democratic), Bishop, Sanford D. (Democratic), Thanedar, Shri (Democratic), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Frankel, Lois (Democratic), Horsford, Steven (Democratic), Jacobs, Sara (Democratic), Salinas, Andrea (Democratic), McClellan, Jennifer L. (Democratic), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), Carter, Troy A. (Democratic), Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (Democratic), Elfreth, Sarah (Democratic), Williams, Nikema (Democratic), Wilson, Frederica S. (Democratic), Torres, Ritchie (Democratic), McGovern, James P. (Democratic), Gottheimer, Josh (Democratic), Amo, Gabe (Democratic), Leger Fernandez, Teresa (Democratic), Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (Democratic), Morrison, Kelly (Democratic), Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic), Rivas, Luz M. (Democratic), Garamendi, John (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Budzinski, Nikki (Democratic), Garcia, Sylvia R. (Democratic), Waters, Maxine (Democratic), Moore, Gwen (Democratic), Chu, Judy (Democratic), Foushee, Valerie P. (Democratic), Landsman, Greg (Democratic), Mannion, John W. (Democratic), Mullin, Kevin (Democratic), Pressley, Ayanna (Democratic), Scanlon, Mary Gay (Democratic), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Takano, Mark (Democratic), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (Democratic), Craig, Angie (Democratic), McGarvey, Morgan (Democratic), Lynch, Stephen F. (Democratic), Figures, Shomari (Democratic), Nadler, Jerrold (Democratic), Soto, Darren (Democratic), Meeks, Gregory W. (Democratic), Casten, Sean (Democratic), Krishnamoorthi, Raja (Democratic), Tran, Derek (Democratic), Keating, William R. (Democratic), Sykes, Emilia Strong (Democratic), Costa, Jim (Democratic), Beatty, Joyce (Democratic), Schrier, Kim (Democratic), Beyer, Donald S. (Democratic), Sánchez, Linda T. (Democratic), Dean, Madeleine (Democratic), McCollum, Betty (Democratic), Norcross, Donald (Democratic), Kennedy, Timothy M. (Democratic), Friedman, Laura (Democratic), Grijalva, Adelita S. (Democratic), and Tonko, Paul (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 5740?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced October 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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