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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Establishes a National Food is Medicine Day and recognizes that healthy, medically appropriate food can help prevent, manage, and treat certain medical conditions when used alongside clinical care. It asks the Department of Health and Human Services to continue researching food-as-medicine approaches and to work with USDA, patients, and health-care partners to build evidence and expand appropriate programs such as medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions.
Nutritious food is essential to the health of Americans.
Using food as medicine has been proven by peer‑reviewed science to be an effective and promising medical intervention to prevent, manage, and treat certain conditions alongside existing clinical practices.
Food-as-medicine interventions may include medically tailored meals, groceries, and produce to support disease management, together with nutrition and culinary education, as part of a patient’s healthcare treatment plan.
Using food as medicine can be a cost‑effective and sometimes cost‑saving tool in reducing disease burden on individuals and the healthcare system.
Some of the most costly conditions in America are impacted directly by diet, particularly chronic diseases.
Primary effect is symbolic and programmatic rather than regulatory or budgetary. Patients with diet-related chronic conditions (for example, diabetes, heart disease) and people facing food insecurity stand to benefit if agencies increase support for medically tailored food programs. Health-care providers, nutrition service organizations, and community-based meal providers may see greater federal attention, more research collaboration, and potentially expanded program opportunities. Federal agencies (HHS and USDA) are asked to strengthen research, share data, and coordinate actions — which could inform future policy or funding decisions but does not itself create funding or new legal requirements. Overall, the resolution raises awareness, encourages evidence-building, and paves the way for voluntary expansion of food-as-medicine initiatives while leaving concrete program changes to later administrative or legislative actions.
Last progress September 15, 2025 (5 months ago)
Introduced on September 15, 2025 by Dwight Evans