H.R. 4455: To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to extend certain certification periods for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-16 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to extend certain certification periods for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This bill makes changes to enrollment processes and other aspects of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Under current law, an individual who participates in Medicaid and other specified means-tested programs automatically meets applicable income eligibility for WIC. The bill extends this automatic income eligibility to participants in Head Start programs, certain nutrition programs (e.g., the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations), and the Children's Health Insurance Program. It also extends income eligibility to individuals who reside in a household in which a member receives assistance from such a program. Other changes in the bill include (1) allowing states to certify a child's eligibility for WIC for up to two years, and (2) requiring states to address benefits for infants and children under the care of kinship families in WIC plans.

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To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to extend certain certification periods for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · 8 cosponsors

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Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Sara Jacobs (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr4455.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4455 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117