Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
Sponsored By: Representative Hayes
Became Law
Summary
Protecting access to infant formula and supplemental foods during emergencies and supply chain disruptions. It gives the Secretary of Agriculture new waiver powers, requires infant formula contracts to include recall remedies, and mandates coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services.
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- Families: Families with infants can get more flexible formula access during shortages. Programs may allow brand substitutions, waive some medical-documentation rules for noncontract formula, and lift monthly formula limits when needed.
- State agencies and vendors: State agencies can get temporary waivers of administrative rules to keep benefits flowing. Waivers may run up to 45 days and can be renewed with 15 days notice. The Secretary must notify affected States and publish waiver determinations.
- Manufacturers and federal coordination: Infant formula cost containment contracts must include remedies for recalls and require manufacturers to follow those contract terms during a recall. The Agriculture Department and the Department of Health and Human Services must sign a memorandum of understanding within 30 days to share information and coordinate responses to supply problems and recalls.
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Stronger WIC formula recall protections
New and renewed WIC infant formula contracts must include recall plans. Contracted formula makers must carry out those steps to protect WIC families during a recall. USDA and Health and Human Services sign an agreement within 30 days of enactment to share recall and shortage information. This coordination helps keep access to formula when problems arise.
WIC rules eased during shortages and disasters
During formula or food shortages, or declared emergencies, USDA can ease WIC rules. Vendors can substitute comparable items, not just the same brand and size. The Secretary can waive some medical paperwork for noncontract formula (not for Food Package III) and waive the usual monthly formula limit. Changes must not lower nutrition. Shortage waivers run up to 45 days, can be renewed with 15 days’ notice, and end no later than 60 days after the shortage ends. Emergency waivers last through the emergency and up to 60 days after. USDA notifies states and posts decisions, and states alert contracted formula makers.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Hayes
CT • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48]
CA • R
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Scott (VA)
VA • D
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Wilson (FL)
FL • D
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Connolly
VA • D
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Brownley
CA • D
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Davis (IL)
IL • D
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Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
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Ross
NC • D
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Adam Schiff
CA • D
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Larson (CT)
CT • D
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Stevens
MI • D
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Dean (PA)
PA • D
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Carbajal
CA • D
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Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
VA • D
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Trahan
MA • D
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Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
IL • D
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Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
VA • D
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE • D
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Moore (WI)
WI • D
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Escobar
TX • D
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Moulton
MA • D
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Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
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Williams (GA)
GA • D
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Castro (TX)
TX • D
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Scanlon
PA • D
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Clark (MA)
MA • D
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Correa
CA • D
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Jacobs
CA • D
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Dingell
MI • D
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Takano
CA • D
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Barragan
CA • D
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McGovern
MA • D
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Jayapal
WA • D
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Pressley
MA • D
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Leger Fernandez
NM • D
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Underwood
IL • D
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Courtney
CT • D
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Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
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Swalwell
CA • D
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Meng
NY • D
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Horsford
NV • D
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Andy Kim
NJ • D
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Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
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Carson
IN • D
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Raskin
MD • D
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Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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Meeks
NY • D
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Watson Coleman
NJ • D
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Neal
MA • D
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Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
CA • D
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Carter (LA)
LA • D
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Cleaver
MO • D
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Pocan
WI • D
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Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
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McCollum
MN • D
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Neguse
CO • D
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Frankel, Lois
FL • D
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Clyburn
SC • D
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Lieu
CA • D
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Torres (NY)
NY • D
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Torres (CA)
CA • D
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Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
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Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
CA • D
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Stansbury
NM • D
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Kelly (IL)
IL • D
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Casten
IL • D
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Matsui
CA • D
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Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
VA • D
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Espaillat
NY • D
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Grijalva
AZ • D
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Bera
CA • D
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Schrier
WA • D
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Pingree
ME • D
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Titus
NV • D
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Hoyer
MD • D
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Thompson (MS)
MS • D
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Lofgren
CA • D
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Thompson (CA)
CA • D
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Cohen
TN • D
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Sherrill
NJ • D
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DelBene
WA • D
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Morelle
NY • D
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Costa
CA • D
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Jeffries
NY • D
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Omar
MN • D
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DeLauro
CT • D
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Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]
NY • D
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Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
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Mfume
MD • D
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Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
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Velazquez
NY • D
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Peter Welch
VT • D
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Tlaib
MI • D
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Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
MN • D
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Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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Harder (CA)
CA • D
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Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
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Aguilar
CA • D
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Fletcher
TX • D
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Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
IA • D
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McBath
GA • D
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Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
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Bonamici
OR • D
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Clarke (NY)
NY • D
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Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
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Sherman
CA • D
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Sanchez
CA • D
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Himes
CT • D
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Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
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Norcross
NJ • D
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Craig
MN • D
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Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
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Vargas
CA • D
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Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]
MO • D
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DeSaulnier
CA • D
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Strickland
WA • D
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Soto
FL • D
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Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
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Tonko
NY • D
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Kim
CA • R
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Garcia (IL)
IL • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
MP • D
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Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
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Pappas
NH • D
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Brown
OH • D
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Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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Pallone
NJ • D
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Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
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