HR 8055 · in committee · significant
Extending WIC for New Moms Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill extends WIC nutrition benefits for breastfeeding women from 12 to 24 months postpartum.
- New mothers and postpartum women receiving WIC benefits are affected by the expanded eligibility.
- States can opt into the extended coverage; USDA must report on health outcomes within a set timeframe.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would extending WIC benefits to 24 months instead of 12 affect federal nutrition program costs and state budgets?
- 02
What evidence exists that additional nutrition support beyond 12 months postpartum improves maternal and infant health outcomes?
- 03
Should states have the option to opt into extended WIC coverage, or should the benefit extension apply uniformly across all states?
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Sponsor · D-GA-6
Lucy McBath
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
89/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-03-24
Joining the bill

Joyce Beatty
D-OH-3 · original

Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original

Nanette Diaz Barragán
D-CA-44 · original

Nikki Budzinski
D-IL-13 · original

Wesley Bell
D-MO-1 · original

Emanuel Cleaver
D-MO-5 · original

Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9 · original

Steve Cohen
D-TN-9 · original

André Carson
D-IN-7 · original

Salud O. Carbajal
D-CA-24 · original

Angie Craig
D-MN-2 · original

Alma S. Adams
D-NC-12 · original
+ 77 more
Legislative timeline
2026-03-24 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-03-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2026-03-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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