{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-3233","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":3233,"title":"Healthy Babies Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-05-07","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"D000594","fullName":"Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]","party":"R","state":"TX","district":15}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-05-07","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce."},"policyArea":"Agriculture and Food","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-05-07","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-07","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-07","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Healthy Babies Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires that the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) include infant food combinations&nbsp;and dinners as part of the program. (The WIC food packages provide supplemental foods designed to address the specific nutritional needs of income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum individuals, infants, and children up to five years of age who are at nutritional risk.)</p><p>Specifically, the Department of Agriculture must update the regulations that prescribe&nbsp;the supplemental foods that must be made available in the program.&nbsp;Currently, infant food combinations&nbsp;(e.g., meat and vegetables)&nbsp;and dinners (e.g., spaghetti and meatballs)&nbsp;are not allowed.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2025-12-17T11:32:01Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":287,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:56:33.463Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Healthy%20Babies%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}