H.R. 8587 · 117th Congress · House

INFANT Act of 2022

Active· Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced
Jul 28, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Improving Newborn Formula Access for a Nutritious Tomorrow Act of 2022 or the INFANT Act of 2022

This bill revises the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to require state agencies that use a competitive bidding system for infant formula contracts to award such contracts to at least two manufacturers. Additionally, it prohibits states from contracting more than 70% of their WIC infant formula from one manufacturer within a year.

Action Timeline

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  1. JUL 28, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. JUL 28, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JUL 28, 2022IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Committees

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Education and Workforce Committee

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Referred: Jul 28, 2022

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