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To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to change the competitive bidding process for infant formula manufacturers under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to change how infant formula manufacturers are selected for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. Under the current system, states conduct competitive bidding to select a primary manufacturer. The bill modifies this process to require states to select 2 manufacturers offering the lowest prices through sealed bids, rather than selecting only one primary manufacturer. Of the two selected manufacturers, one may be designated as primary and one as secondary. The change is intended to increase competition and potentially provide alternative options for infant formula sourcing in the WIC program.
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- Oct 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Oct 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 14, 2025
Ms. Stefanik (for herself and Mr. Turner of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to change the competitive bidding process for infant formula manufacturers under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.
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 “Improving Newborn Formula Access for a Nutritious Tomorrow Act of 2025” or the “INFANT Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. WIC INFANT FORMULA CONTRACTING.
Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by amending paragraph (17) to read as follows:
“(17) Competitive bidding.—
“(A) In general.—The term ‘competitive bidding’ means a procurement process under which the Secretary or a State agency selects 2 manufacturers offering the lowest price, as determined by the submission of sealed bids, for a product for which bids are sought for use in the program authorized by this section.
“(B) Designation.—Of the manufacturers described in subparagraph (A), 1 such manufacturer may be designated as the primary manufacturer and 1 such manufacturer may be designated as the secondary manufacturer.”; and
(B) in paragraph (22)—
(i) by striking “primary” in the heading and each place it appears and inserting “manufacturer”;
(ii) by striking “specific”; and
(iii) by striking “a contract is awarded” and inserting “contracts are awarded”; and
(2) in subsection (h)(8)(A)—
(A) in clause (ii)(I), by striking “primary” and inserting “manufacturer”; and
(B) in clause (v)—
(i) by striking “first” in the heading and each place it appears; and
(ii) by striking “primary” in each place it appears and inserting “manufacturer”. <all>
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