IL HR0615

Urges Congress to protect and strengthen child nutrition programs through a Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act that builds on the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 to ensure low-income children have access to nutritious meals year-round.

Calls for streamlining summer meals programs by reducing administrative burdens and allowing non-congregate meal delivery models in communities without summer meal sites.

Requests permanent authorization and mandatory funding for the Summer EBT for Children (SEBTC) program with expanded reach to all states, tribal nations, and localities to close the summer meals gap.

Urges permanent authorization of the Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) system beyond COVID-19 to allow rapid delivery of nutritional aid during crises.

Seeks expansion of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) by lowering eligibility thresholds and improving direct certification with Medicaid data, and increased WIC flexibility through remote appointments, extended certification periods, and modernized online ordering and delivery.