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H.R. 2501 116th Congress House

Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2019

Official title: To provide for the coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal h… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 2, 2019 Introduced by: James P. McGovern Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Health AllergiesChild healthDigestive and metabolic diseasesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHereditary and development disordersImmunology and vaccinationMedicaidMedicareNutrition and dietSurgery and anesthesia
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May 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 2, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 2, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2019

This bill expands coverage under Medicare, Medicaid, other specified federal health-care programs, and private health insurance to include foods, vitamins, and individual amino acids that are medically necessary for the management of certain digestive and metabolic disorders and conditions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3657 Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 57
All 57 Democratic 37 Republican 6
RUSH, BOBBY
· Dec 24, 2020
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Oct 9, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 8, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Aug 28, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Aug 14, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Jun 30, 2020
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 28, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 27, 2020
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · May 27, 2020
Ferguson, A.
· Apr 10, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 10, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Mar 5, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Mar 3, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 3, 2020
Brooks, Susan
· Jan 30, 2020
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 24, 2020
Lamb, Conor
· Jan 24, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Dec 10, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 31, 2019
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 18, 2019
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 10, 2019
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Sep 6, 2019
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Sep 6, 2019
Stewart, Chris
· Aug 20, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jul 9, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 19, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Jun 18, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jun 18, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jun 18, 2019
KIND, RON
· May 28, 2019
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · May 28, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· May 28, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 28, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 28, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 28, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2501: Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2501/
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"H.R. 2501: Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2501/.
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H.R. 2501, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2501/.
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