Bill 2024 For Wic Funding 2024

Bill 2024 For Wic Funding 2024. January 18, 2024 congress passes bill to avoid shutdown, but a fully funded wic is still needed. Congress has the ability to act now and fully fund wic in 2024, and avoid risking nutrition security for nearly 6.7 million pregnant women, new mothers, babies, and young children across the country (see table).

The women, infants, and children program will get a $1 billion increase in funding this year to meet rising food costs and increased enrollment, said leaders of the. For the past 25 years, congress, on a bipartisan basis, has committed to fully funding wic to serve every eligible pregnant woman, infant, mother, and child who.