# 116-hr-6811: WIC Act of 2020

116-hr-6811, WIC Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6811
- Congress: 116
- Title: WIC Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-05-12
- Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Wise Investment in Children Act of 2020 or the WIC Act of 2020 This bill expands eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Specifically, the bill allows states to extend eligibility for the program until the period that ends on the earlier of the sixth birthday of a child or when the child enters kindergarten; extends the certification period under the program for infants to two years, instead of the current one year; and authorizes states to increase the certification time under the program for breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding women to two years postpartum.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6811 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6811)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6811 (as of 2025-11-18).