# 116-hr-6298: COVID-19 WIC Response Act of 2020

116-hr-6298, COVID-19 WIC Response Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6298
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID-19 WIC Response Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-03-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID-19 WIC Response Act of 2020 This bill modifies food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow certain waivers and deferments of requirements under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during public health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak. 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. USDA authority under this bill expires on July 31, 2020.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6956: Farming Support to States Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6611: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Agriculture to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-6182: Farmer-Driven Conservation Outcomes Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5826: Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020
- 116-hr-3742: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-6298 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6298)

## Related
- [116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8702)
- [116-hr-6956: Farming Support to States Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6956)
- [116-hr-6611: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6611)
- [116-hr-6182: Farmer-Driven Conservation Outcomes Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6182)
- [116-hr-5826: Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5826)
- [116-hr-3742: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3742)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6298 (as of 2025-11-18).