Keep WIC Working Act
This bill provides appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during any lapse in FY2026 discretionary appropriations for USDA. WIC provides nutrition-rich foods, nutrition education, and health care and social services referrals to eligible low-income women, infants, and children.
The bill also provides appropriations for USDA to reimburse state agencies for any state funds used to carry out operations necessary to maintain participation in WIC during the period that began on September 30, 2025, and ends on the date that this bill is enacted.
The appropriations provided by this bill are available until legislation is enacted that provides FY2026 appropriations for USDA (including continuing appropriations for USDA).
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5836 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5836
To make continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in the event of a
Government shutdown.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 28, 2025
Mr. Bresnahan (for himself, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, and Mr. Fitzpatrick)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Appropriations
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A BILL
To make continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in the event of a
Government shutdown.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep WIC Working Act''.
SEC. 2. UNINTERRUPTED BENEFITS UNDER WIC.
(a) In General.--In fiscal year 2026, during any period of a lapse
in discretionary appropriations for the Department of Agriculture,
there are appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are
necessary to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program for
women, infants, and children established under section 17 of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) (referred to in this section as
``WIC'').
(b) Retroactive Benefits.--The appropriations under subsection (a)
shall include any amounts necessary for reimbursement of State agencies
for any State funds used, during the period beginning on September 30,
2025, and ending on the date of the enactment of this section, to carry
out operations necessary to maintain participation in WIC.
(c) Termination.--Appropriations shall be made available pursuant
to subsection (a) until the date of the enactment of appropriations for
the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2026 (including a
continuing appropriation).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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