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To require that juice be the default benefit under certain WIC food packages.
Summary
- Requires state WIC agencies to make juice the default benefit for specific WIC food packages covering children ages 1-4, pregnant women, postpartum women, and breastfeeding women
- Allows WIC participants to request a $3 cash-value voucher as a substitute for juice (adjusted annually for inflation) instead of receiving juice
- Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to issue or revise rules to implement this change to WIC food packages
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Glenn Thompson’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $136,590
- EMPRESAS FONALLEDAS $14,900
- SNYDER ASSOCIATED COMPANIES $12,500
- COINBASE $12,400
- TOM JAMES COMPANY $11,000
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Actions (2)
- Jun 11, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Jun 11, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 11, 2026
Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Soto) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To require that juice be the default benefit under certain WIC food packages.
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 “Juice Access Improvement Act”.
SEC. 2. JUICE AS DEFAULT BENEFIT UNDER CERTAIN WIC FOOD PACKAGES.
(a) In General.—In carrying out the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), the Secretary shall, with respect to a covered Food Package, require State agencies to—
(1) establish juice as the default benefit; and
(2) authorize that a $3 cash-value voucher substitution for juice (to be adjusted annually for inflation consistent with the annual inflation adjustments made to cash-value voucher values for women and children) be available upon request by a participant in such program.
(b) Revision of Rules.—The Secretary shall issue or revise such rules as are necessary to carry out this section, including revision of paragraph (e)(10) of section 246.10 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations and table 2 relating to such paragraph (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section).
(c) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Cash-value voucher.—The term “cash-value voucher” has the meaning given the term in section 246.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section).
(2) Covered food package.—The term “covered Food Package” means the following food packages under section 246.10(e) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section):
(A) Food Package IV—Children 1 through 4 years.
(B) Food Package V—Pregnant and partially (mostly) breastfeeding women.
(C) Food Package VI—Postpartum women.
(D) Food Package VII—Fully breastfeeding.
(3) Juice.—The term “juice” means juice meeting the minimum requirements and specifications for supplemental foods under table 4 to paragraph (e)(12) of section 246.10 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section).
(4) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture. <all>
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