HR 3233
Healthy Babies Act of 2025
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Bill overview
The Healthy Babies Act of 2025 aims to expand the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) by allowing WIC food packages to include infant food combinations like meat and vegetables, and complete dinners such as spaghetti and meatballs. Currently, these options are not permitted under WIC regulations. This change is intended to provide more comprehensive nutritional support for participants and their families. The Department of Agriculture is required to update the program’s regulations within a year of the bill’s enactment.
Key provisions
- Allows infant food combinations (e.g., meat and vegetables) in WIC food packages.
- Allows complete dinners (e.g., spaghetti and meatballs) in WIC food packages.
- Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to update WIC regulations.
- The update to regulations must occur within one year of the bill’s enactment.
Who is affected
- Pregnant women
- Breastfeeding women
- Non-breastfeeding postpartum individuals
- Infants
- Children under five
Notable changes
- Expands the types of food available through the WIC program.
- Removes the previous restriction on including infant food combinations and dinners.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 3233
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to allow infant food combinations and dinners under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Healthy Babies Act of 2025
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Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended by adding at the end the following: