MODERN WIC Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced
Summary
Expand remote WIC certification and benefit delivery. This bill would authorize phone, two-way video, and other Secretary-approved remote formats for WIC certification and benefit issuance while setting timelines and accessibility rules for those remote processes.
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- Families and participants: Would let people complete certification, recertification, and nutrition risk evaluations by phone, video, or other approved formats and receive food instruments without visiting a local office. If certified remotely, programs must collect key body measurements within 30 days and no later than 90 days after the appointment.
- People with disabilities: Requires remote options to be accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
- State agencies and program operations: Would allow agencies to give temporary eligibility to income-eligible applicants and certify them immediately, with a full nutrition risk evaluation due within 90 days and possible termination if the evaluation or measurements are not completed. Agencies must report to Congress within 1 year on use of remote technologies, impacts on certifications and appointments, participant satisfaction, best practices, integration of digital tools, breastfeeding support, and secure data handling.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Remote WIC appointments and benefit delivery
If enacted, State WIC agencies would have to offer appointments in person and by phone or live video. All remote options would need to be accessible for people with disabilities. If you meet income rules, you could get temporary certification right away. The agency would need to collect height, weight, and other data within 30 days, and no later than 90 days. Your certification could end if the data are not collected on time or you do not meet nutrition risk. WIC food benefits could be mailed or issued remotely, including EBT cards, so you would not need to travel. This would not change how much you get.
Technical update to WIC regulations
If enacted, USDA would delete one paragraph in a WIC regulation. This is an internal rule change. The bill does not explain how this would affect families or benefits. Most households would not see a direct change.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Cosponsors
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/4/2025
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/9/2025
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Friedman
CA • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 6/10/2025
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Gonzalez, V.
TX • D
Sponsored 8/19/2025
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 8/19/2025
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 8/22/2025
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 8/22/2025
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Salazar
FL • R
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/9/2025
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 9/16/2025
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 9/23/2025
Mrvan
IN • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]
PA • R
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Levin
CA • D
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 12/10/2025
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/12/2026
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 1/12/2026
Cisneros
CA • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
LaLota
NY • R
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/2/2026
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/2/2026
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 3/3/2026
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/12/2026
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/16/2026
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/19/2026
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 4/15/2026
Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
NM • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/7/2026
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Roll Call Votes
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