# 119-s-3842: 21st Century WIC Act of 2026

119-s-3842, 21st Century WIC Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3842
- Congress: 119
- Title: 21st Century WIC Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates new remote options for WIC certification and benefit delivery.** It would let participants use in-person, phone, video, or other two-way real-time formats for certification and allow food instruments and electronic benefit transfer cards to be mailed or issued remotely. - Families and participants: Would allow certification, recertification, and nutrition risk checks by phone or video, with required physical measurements collected within 30 days and finished no later than 90 days. Participants who meet income rules could get temporary WIC certification immediately while the full nutrition evaluation is completed within 90 days. - State agencies: Would let states temporarily certify applicants and requires them to stop temporary certification after 91 days if the required data are not collected. States must update plans to support remote issuance and ADA-compliant formats. - Program services and providers: Would expand delivery options for food instruments and EBT cards by mail or remote issuance and encourage integrating nutrition education and breastfeeding support into remote platforms. - USDA and oversight: Would require the Secretary to revise regulations and to report to Congress within 1 year on use, impacts, best practices, and secure data management for remote technologies.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More remote WIC access and delivery: benefit, low. If enacted, you would be able to choose how to meet with WIC for certification, recertification, or a nutrition check: in person, by phone, by live two‑way video, or other live two‑way formats the Secretary approves. All offered formats would have to be accessible under the Americans with Disabilit…

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## Sources
- [119-s-3842 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3842)

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- [119-s-1782: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1782)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-222: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-222)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3842 (as of 2026-04-21).