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H.R. 8587

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To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require that State agencies contract with more than one infant formula manufacturer under the special supplemental program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.
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Introduced
Congress
117th (2021–2023)
Introduced
July 28, 2022
Cosponsors (0)
None
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Improving Newborn Formula Access for a Nutritious Tomorrow Act of 2022 or the INFANT Act of 2022 This bill revises the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to require state agencies that use a competitive bidding system for infant formula contracts to award such contracts to at least two manufacturers. Additionally, it prohibits states from contracting more than 70% of their WIC infant formula from one manufacturer within a year.

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