United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6298 (116th)
COVID-19 WIC Response Act of 2020
Introduced
19 March 2020
Last action
19 March 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sponsors
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Subjects
Healthcare, Agriculture
Source updated
21 July 2025
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.
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Timeline
19 March 2020
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
19 March 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 March 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Versions
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Sponsors
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6298
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/6298
- us · 116-hr-6298 · source updated 21 July 2025