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H.R. 1289 119th Congress House

Veterans Nutrition and Wellness Act of 2025

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and carry out a pilot program to administer to eligible veterans medically-tailored meals and groceries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2025 Introduced by: Vern Buchanan Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Community life and organizationCongressional oversightEmployment and training programsHealth personnel
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Health programs administration and fundingMedical educationNutrition and dietVeterans' medical care
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Mar 14, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Nutrition and Wellness Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and implement the Food is Medicine pilot program, under which the VA must provide medically tailored meals and groceries, nutrition education, and cooking classes to certain veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system. Specifically, the program is for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system who receive VA care for (1) multiple chronic conditions, or (2) maternal health and are at risk of preeclampsia or gestational diabetes.

The three-year pilot program also requires the VA to (1) develop and seek to implement training programs for VA health care providers in integrating the program into the treatment plans of veterans, and (2) seek to collaborate with community-based organizations to procure locally sourced produce and expand the availability of medically tailored meals and groceries.

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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Oct 3, 2025
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 13, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1289: Veterans Nutrition and Wellness Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1289/
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"H.R. 1289: Veterans Nutrition and Wellness Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1289/.
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H.R. 1289, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1289/.
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