119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 11, 2026
21st Century WIC Act of 2026
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Latest action (Feb 11, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 11, 2026)
21st Century WIC Act of 2026
This bill permanently allows individuals to remotely certify their eligibility for, and receive benefits through, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
Specifically, the bill requires that a state agency allow an individual seeking a WIC certification, recertification, or a nutritional risk evaluation to do so by phone or through video teleconference, in addition to the in-person option.
A state agency has 90 days to collect data for a nutritional risk evaluation for a remotely certified individual. Further, a state agency may consider an applicant who meets the income eligibility standards to be temporarily eligible on an interim basis to participate in the program and may certify the individual for immediate participation without waiting for a nutritional risk evaluation.
The bill also allows states to provide benefits on WIC electronic benefit transfer cards through mail or remote issuance instead of requiring participants to pick up or reload benefits in person at a WIC office.
Further, the Department of Agriculture must report to Congress about the use of remote technologies and other digital tools in the WIC program.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…REN (WIC) THROUGH REMOTE SERVICES LEGISLATIONT: NAC constituents are urging their members of Congress to pass the MODERN WIC Act/21st Century WIC Act (H.R.1464/S. 3842) by including them in the FY 2027 Agriculture Appropriations. These bipartisan, bicameral bills would make permanent the virtual (such as video or telephone) c…
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NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$85,000
Spent on own lobbying
…istration (House) Advocacy for appropriations for EEOC and OFCCP (House) (no bill # available) Advocacy for MODERN WIC Act (H.R.1464) and 21st Century WIC Act (S.3842) (House & Senate) Advocacy for reversal of funding cuts to basic needs programs from One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and increased funding to income securit…
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CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 19, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…every eligible family seeking WIC services can receive them. New this year is to include in appropriations the MODERN WIC Act (H.R.1464)/21st Century WIC Act (S.3842) to create permanent virtual certification options in WIC before the current waiver allowing for hybrid services expires on September 30. Additionally, the req…
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NEMOURS FOUNDATION - A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: THE NEMOURS FOUNDATION - A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ncentive Program (GusNIP) funding Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) funding and support for: o21st Century WIC Act (S. 3842) oMODERN WIC Act (H.R. 1464) FY27 Defense Appropriations Bill Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Neurofibromatosis Research Program
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