US HB8024 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on August 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Extends authority through September 30, 2021, for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to grant certain waivers to participants under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, USDA may grant waivers allowing participants under WIC to get certified or recertified without being physically present at a WIC clinic; defer anthropometric and bloodwork requirements necessary to determine nutritional risk; and grant waivers from administrative requirements for WIC if it determines that the requirement cannot be met by a state due to COVID-19, and the waiver is necessary to provide assistance under WIC.
Title
WIC Waiver Extension Act of 2020
Sponsors
Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA] | Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-08-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
2020-08-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Agriculture and food
Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Women's health
Blood and blood diseases
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8024/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8024/BILLS-116hr8024ih.pdf |