# 117-hr-7603: WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2022

117-hr-7603, WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7603
- Congress: 117
- Title: WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-04-27
- Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to maintain a publicly available, searchable database that contains solicitations for infant formula bids under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Under current law, state agencies must control infant formula costs in the WIC program through competitive bidding for infant formula rebate contracts. The bill requires state WIC agencies to provide USDA with open solicitations for these competitive bids to populate the database.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] (R-MI), 2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7603 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7603)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7603 (as of 2025-11-18).