House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Improving Access to WIC Act
Official title: To establish a grant program to make grants to States to improve access to the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 9, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 9, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10794.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. TORRES of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 159, October 9, 2026, Page H6036):According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the United States Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within the Constitutional Authority of the United States Congress. Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10794, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
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- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
25 cosponsors — 25 Democrats
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jesús García (D-IL), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 21, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.