Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
Summary
Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take certain actions to address emergencies, disasters, and supply chain disruptions (particularly the shortage of infant formula in the United States) affecting participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). For example, the bill directs USDA to require each infant formula cost containment contract to include remedies in the event of an infant formula recall, including how an infant formula manufacturer would protect against disruption to WIC participants in the state.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 18, 2022
Last action May 18, 2022
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2
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Committee
1
May 18, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2590-2591)
upper
May 18, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 39 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Debbie Stabenow
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
Co
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Deb Fischer
RRepublican
Co
Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
Co
Gary C. Peters
DDemocratic
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