What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
This bill provides statutory authority for, and increases, the maximum monthly allowances for milk under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). 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. Currently, federal regulations list seven WIC food packages, which specify eligible foods (e.g., milk, fruits and vegetables) and their quantities (i.e., a maximum monthly allowance). Specifically, Food Package IV applies to children who are one year through four years old. Food Packages V through VII apply to pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum individuals. For Food Packages IV through VII, the bill establishes a maximum monthly allowance for milk of 16 to 24 quarts, depending on the food package, compared to 12 to 16 quarts under current regulations.
Top Winners · Companies that benefit if HR.1813 passes
35% confidence
Saputo Dairy USA (parent Saputo, TSX/OTC) is a major US fluid milk and dairy processor; higher WIC milk allowances marginally increase fluid milk demand.
30% confidence
Dean Foods legacy / fluid milk processors benefit from higher institutional milk demand, though sector is fragmented and largely cooperative-owned (e.g., DFA, non-public).
25% confidence
Kroger and other grocery retailers redeem WIC milk benefits; higher allowances modestly increase WIC-driven milk sales at retail.
25% confidence
Walmart is one of the largest WIC-authorized retailers; increased milk allowances translate to incremental WIC redemption volume.
Top winners identified by GovGreed LLM analysis.
Action Timeline
2025-03-03
Introduced in House
2025-03-03
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-03-03
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1813 pass?
HR.1813 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 86%.
What does HR.1813 do?
This bill provides statutory authority for, and increases, the maximum monthly allowances for milk under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). 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. Currently, federal regulations list seven WIC food packages, which specify eligible foods (e.g., milk, fruits and vegetables) and their quantities …
Who sponsored HR.1813?
HR.1813 was sponsored by Derrick Van Orden (R-Wisconsin).
What companies benefit from HR.1813?
Top public companies expected to benefit: SGAM, DFODQ, KR. Affected sectors: multiple.
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1813 IH: To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to set maximum monthly allowances for milk under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. U.S. House of Representatives 2025-03-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1813 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2025 Mr. Van Orden (for himself and Mr. Harder of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILL To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to set maximum monthly allowances for milk under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. 1. Maximum monthly allowances of milk under WIC Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (t) Maximum monthly allowances of milk The maximum monthly allowances of milk for the following food packages described in section 246.10(e) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations are: (1) For Food Package IV, 16 quarts. (2) For Food Package V, 22 quarts. (3) For Food Package VI, 22 quarts. (4) For Food Package VII, 24 quarts. .
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