H.R. 5740: WIC Benefits Protection Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-10-10 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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WIC Benefits Protection Act

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WIC Benefits Protection Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr5740.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · 99 cosponsors

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Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), Val T. Hoyle (D-OR), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Luz M. Rivas (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX) and 39 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] reported raising $882,179 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr5740.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr5740 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills