119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 25, 2026
Extending WIC for New Moms Act
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Latest action (Mar 25, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Agriculture and Food
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Mar 25, 2026)
Extending WIC for New Moms Act
This bill extends the eligibility periods for breastfeeding and postpartum women under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
Specifically, a state program may elect to certify a breastfeeding woman for up to 24 months (currently 1 year) postpartum. The bill also expands the eligibility period for postpartum women to up to 24 months after termination of pregnancy (currently 6 months).
The Department of Agriculture must submit a report to Congress evaluating the effect of these changes to the WIC program on (1) maternal and infant health outcomes, (2) breastfeeding rates, and (3) qualitative evaluations of family experiences under WIC.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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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: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$85,000
Spent on own lobbying
…' abortion access (HJ Res 144, SJ Res 103) (House and Senate) Advocacy for WIC benefits for post-partum parents, as part of the Extending WIC for New Moms Act (S.4191) (Senate) Advocacy for veterans' contraception access in Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act (H.R.211) (House) Advocacy for military abortion access…
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