Federal money helps states sign up more families for WIC food help.
H.R. 10794 — Improving Access to WIC Act · Filed by Norma Torres (D-CA) · 25 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 9, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill gives states $50 million per year from 2027 to 2031. States use the money to make WIC sign-ups easier. WIC helps pregnant women, new mothers, babies, and young kids get food. It serves low-income families. States can shorten applications and connect doctors to WIC. States can share health data safely to check who qualifies faster. States can tell more people about the program. Each state gets at least $200,000. States also get extra money based on current WIC enrollment.
Who it affects
Pregnant women, new mothers, babies, and young children in low-income families. These families are not yet in WIC. States that run WIC programs and healthcare providers.
One thing to notice
The bill lets states share health data between WIC offices and doctors' offices. This helps check who qualifies faster. States can also find people on Medicaid or SNAP and contact them about WIC.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
25 cosponsors: 25 Democrats.
- Oct 9, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 9, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- WIC — A federal program that gives food help to pregnant women, new mothers, babies, and young kids in low-income families.
- enrollment — The act of signing up or joining a program.
- Medicaid — A federal program that pays for health care for low-income people.
- SNAP — A federal program that gives money to buy food for low-income families.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,315 characters) on Oct 15, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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