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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HR 593    </title>
<shortdesc>WIC FOOD PKGS-UPDATE IMPROVE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Tom Cross-Patricia R. Bellock-Elizabeth Coulson, Paul D. Froehlich, Jack McGuire and Sandra M. Pihos</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>5/30/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted by Voice Vote</action>
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<synopsis>
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<SynopsisText>     Urges the United States Department of Agriculture to update and improve the nutritional quality of all food packages covered by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program of Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and to require that all food packages, target nutrients, and nutrient needs of participants be reevaluated and revised to reflect current nutritional science at least every 10 years.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>12/19/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross</action>
<statusdate>12/29/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich</action>
<statusdate>1/14/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/16/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson</action>
<statusdate>1/16/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Coulson</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Human Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions</action>
<statusdate>3/31/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire</action>
<statusdate>5/4/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted by Voice Vote</action>
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