H.R.5249: Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2019

Overview

Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act (H.R. 5249) would make a series of reforms Child Nutrition Act and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

● Remove the stigmatizing language in the related to substance use disorder
● Instruct the HHS and USDA Secretaries to collaborate in the development of evidence-based nutrition education materials for WIC-eligible pregnant women and caregivers to infants impacted by Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
● Ensure WIC conducts outreach to those who may be eligible for the program and are impacted by substance use disorder
● Make any nutrition education and training materials developed available to state agencies through an online clearinghouse.

The bill appropriates $1 billion in 2020 to carry out these goals.

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Our Stance

Support

Priority

Medium

Bill Number

H.R.5249

Date Introduced

November 21, 2019

Committee

House Education and Labor Committee

Bill Status

Introduced or Prefiled

Sponsor

Rep. David J. Trone

Co Sponsors