WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) provides infant formula to low-income families through a contract with a single manufacturer selected per state through competitive bidding — a system that left participants with limited options during the 2022 infant formula shortage. This bill would require each state to select two manufacturers through the bidding process rather than one, designating a primary and a secondary supplier. Both manufacturers would compete by submitting sealed bids with their lowest price. The change is intended to reduce the risk that a supply disruption from a single source leaves WIC-eligible infants without access to formula.
Average Household Impact
- WIC infant formula supply resilience — Two-supplier requirement reduces single-point-of-failure risk for low-income families
Congressional Summary
Improving Newborn Formula Access for a Nutritious Tomorrow Act of 2025 or the INFANT Act of 2025This bill requires a state to select two infant formula manufacturers as suppliers under the competitive bidding process for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Currently, a state may only select a single infant formula manufacturer as a supplier.Specifically, the bill redefines competitive bidding to mean a procurement process under which a state agency selects two manufacturers for a product; a state may designate one of the manufacturers as the primary manufacturer and one as the secondary manufacturer.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-10-14
- Date Added
- 2026-06-13
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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