Official Summaries

This bill provides statutory authority for, and increases, the maximum monthly allowances for milk under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

The WIC food packages provide supplemental foods designed to address the specific nutritional needs of income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum individuals, infants, and children up to five years of age who are at nutritional risk. Currently, federal regulations list seven WIC food packages, which specify eligible foods (e.g., milk, fruits and vegetables) and their quantities (i.e., a maximum monthly allowance). Specifically, Food Package IV applies to children who are one year through four years old. Food Packages V through VII apply to pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum individuals.

For Food Packages IV through VII, the bill establishes a maximum monthly allowance for milk of 16 to 24 quarts, depending on the food package, compared to 12 to 16 quarts under current regulations.

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1813 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1813

    To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to set maximum monthly 
 allowances for milk under the special supplemental nutrition program 
                   for women, infants, and children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2025

Mr. Van Orden (for himself and Mr. Harder of California) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                               Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to set maximum monthly 
 allowances for milk under the special supplemental nutrition program 
                   for women, infants, and children.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MAXIMUM MONTHLY ALLOWANCES OF MILK UNDER WIC.

    Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(t) Maximum Monthly Allowances of Milk.--The maximum monthly 
allowances of milk for the following food packages described in section 
246.10(e) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations are:
            ``(1) For Food Package IV, 16 quarts.
            ``(2) For Food Package V, 22 quarts.
            ``(3) For Food Package VI, 22 quarts.
            ``(4) For Food Package VII, 24 quarts.''.
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