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Read. Follow. Verify.The MODERN WIC Act of 2025
Last action · February 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Sponsors: Brian Fitzpatrick and 78 others
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill allows WIC participants to complete and recertification appointments via phone or video instead of requiring in-person visits. It also authorizes states to mail or remotely issue food benefit cards to participants, reducing the need for travel to local offices.
This legislation changes how WIC participants access services by permanently authorizing remote appointments and benefit delivery, potentially reducing travel requirements for millions of low-income families.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
WIC program participants
Participants gain the option to complete certifications and receive benefits remotely without traveling to a local office.
State WIC agencies
Agencies must update their state plans to offer remote appointment options and remote benefit issuance.
Key Facts
- State agencies must offer WIC certification and nutritional risk evaluations via in-person, telephone, or 2-way real-time video appointments.
- Remote appointment formats must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
- States may grant interim eligibility to applicants based on income before a nutritional risk evaluation is completed.
- If an applicant is certified remotely, the state must collect anthropometric data within 30 days, and no later than 90 days after the appointment.
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- If required data is not collected within 90 days, or if the individual fails to meet nutritional risk criteria, program participation terminates.
- State agencies are authorized to deliver food instruments (including EBT cards) via mail or other remote means, removing the requirement for in-person pickup.
- The Secretary of Agriculture must submit a report to Congress within one year of enactment regarding the use and impact of remote technologies in the WIC program.
- The required report must cover best practices for remote certification, digital nutrition education, and secure data management.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I still be able to go to a WIC office in person?
Can I get my WIC benefits mailed to me?
What happens if I am certified remotely but don't finish my nutritional risk evaluation?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 21, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Feb 21, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
Version history
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Discoveries
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Permanent Telehealth Integration
The bill formalizes pandemic-era remote service flexibilities into permanent statutory requirements for the WIC program.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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