US HB2660 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 89-0)
Status: Introduced on June 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

WIC Act Wise Investment in our Children Act This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to increase the allowable age from five to six for children to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

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Title

WIC Act Wise Investment in our Children Act

Sponsors

Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-11-16HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2015-06-04HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-06-04HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB1796 (Related) 2015-07-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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