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To make continuing appropriations for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children in the event of a Government shutdown.
Summary
This bill provides emergency appropriations to continue the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program during a government shutdown in fiscal year 2026. The bill authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to use emergency funds to maintain WIC operations during any lapse in discretionary appropriations. It also provides for reimbursement of state agencies for any funds they used from September 30, 2025 onward to keep WIC running during the shutdown. The emergency funding continues until regular appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2026 are enacted.
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Sponsor (1)
5 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Robert P. Bresnahan’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $255,976
- INVESTMENTS LIMITED $21,106
- STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES $13,200
- TFP LIMITED $11,022
- ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS $9,900
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Actions (2)
- Oct 28, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. · house
- Oct 28, 2025 Introduced in House
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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
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). <all>
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