Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 5740
WIC Benefits Protection Act
IntroducedConfirmed from the official record
Sponsored by Robert C. "Bobby" Scott DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Agriculture and Food.
Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".
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Cosponsors
99 cosponsors.
| Member | Joined |
|---|---|
| Suzanne Bonamici DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| James R. Walkinshaw DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Val T. Hoyle DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Danny K. Davis DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Nydia M. Velázquez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Yassamin Ansari DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Wesley Bell DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Robin L. Kelly DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Jahana Hayes DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| LaMonica McIver DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Summer L. Lee DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Lateefah Simon DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Deborah K. Ross DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Alma S. Adams DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Jill N. Tokuda DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Johnny Olszewski, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| April McClain Delaney DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Seth Magaziner DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Seth Moulton DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Rashida Tlaib DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Jonathan L. Jackson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Bennie G. Thompson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Jasmine Crockett DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Shontel M. Brown DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Debbie Dingell DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Lucy McBath DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Eugene Simon Vindman DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Ro Khanna DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Greg Casar DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Glenn Ivey DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Ilhan Omar DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Shri Thanedar DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Emanuel Cleaver DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Lois Frankel DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Steven Horsford DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Sara Jacobs DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Andrea Salinas DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Jennifer L. McClellan DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Mark DeSaulnier DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Troy A. Carter DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Sarah Elfreth DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Nikema Williams DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Frederica S. Wilson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Ritchie Torres DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| James P. McGovern DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Josh Gottheimer DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Gabe Amo DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Teresa Leger Fernandez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Kelly Morrison DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Janice D. Schakowsky DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Luz M. Rivas DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| John Garamendi DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Pramila Jayapal DDemocrat | |
| Nikki Budzinski DDemocrat | |
| Sylvia R. Garcia DDemocrat | |
| Maxine Waters DDemocrat | |
| Gwen Moore DDemocrat | |
| Judy Chu DDemocrat | |
| Valerie P. Foushee DDemocrat | |
| Greg Landsman DDemocrat | |
| John W. Mannion DDemocrat | |
| Kevin Mullin DDemocrat | |
| Ayanna Pressley DDemocrat | |
| Mary Gay Scanlon DDemocrat | |
| Dina Titus DDemocrat | |
| Mark Takano DDemocrat | |
| Mark Pocan DDemocrat | |
| Steve Cohen DDemocrat | |
| Sydney Kamlager-Dove DDemocrat | |
| Angie Craig DDemocrat | |
| Morgan McGarvey DDemocrat | |
| Stephen F. Lynch DDemocrat | |
| Shomari Figures DDemocrat | |
| Jerrold Nadler DDemocrat | |
| Darren Soto DDemocrat | |
| Gregory W. Meeks DDemocrat | |
| Sean Casten DDemocrat | |
| Raja Krishnamoorthi DDemocrat | |
| Derek Tran DDemocrat | |
| William R. Keating DDemocrat | |
| Emilia Strong Sykes DDemocrat | |
| Jim Costa DDemocrat | |
| Joyce Beatty DDemocrat | |
| Kim Schrier DDemocrat | |
| Donald S. Beyer, Jr. DDemocrat | |
| Linda T. Sánchez DDemocrat | |
| Madeleine Dean DDemocrat | |
| Betty McCollum DDemocrat | |
| Donald Norcross DDemocrat | |
| Timothy M. Kennedy DDemocrat | |
| Laura Friedman DDemocrat | |
| Adelita S. Grijalva DDemocrat | |
| Paul Tonko DDemocrat | |
| Lizzie Fletcher DDemocrat |
Text
| Version | Date | Our copy |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced in House | Read our copyThe official file |
Actions
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Introduced in House
- Introduced in House
Committees
- Education and Workforce Committee (House)Referred To, October 10, 2025
Hearings
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Who lobbied on this bill
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