SB721 establishes a Women, Infants, and Children State Advisory Board to advise the Department of Health on the Pennsylvania Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, also known as the WIC program. This board is to advise the Department of Health on ways to increase enrollment and participation in the WIC program.
The Pennsylvania State Senate passed SB721 on December 12, 2023 by a vote of 50 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the nays because the USDA’s WIC program is unconstitutional, and this bill works to expand its enrollment. WIC selectively benefits specific members of society, effectively picking winners and losers. The U.S. Constitution does not authorize social welfare programs and states should not be buying into it.