House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Extending WIC for New Moms Act
Official title: To extend eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for new moms, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 24, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 24, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8055.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. McBATH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 55, March 24, 2026, Page H2676):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 135 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8055, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8055
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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
90 cosponsors — 90 Democrats
0 of 90 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Herbert Conaway (D-NJ), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), John Garamendi (D-CA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jesús García (D-IL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Steven Horsford (D-NV) and 60 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath.
- H.R. 3115 (119th) Assault Weapons Ban of 2025
- H.R. 7599 (119th) Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2026
- H.R. 2790 (119th) GOSAFE Act
- H.R. 5476 (119th) Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act
- H.R. 7333 (119th) Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2026
- H.R. 4602 (119th) Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act
Related bills
- S. 4191 (119th) Extending WIC for New Moms ActRelated bill
- S. 5283 (119th) Momnibus ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.