US HB2501 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 68-11)
Status: Introduced on May 2 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 2 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2019
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
| 2019-05-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-05-02 | House | 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. |
| 2019-05-02 | House | 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. |
| 2019-05-02 | House | 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. |
| 2019-05-02 | House | 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. |
| 2019-05-02 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3657 (Related) 2020-05-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Allergies
Child health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Hereditary and development disorders
Immunology and vaccination
Medicaid
Medicare
Nutrition and diet
Surgery and anesthesia
Child health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Hereditary and development disorders
Immunology and vaccination
Medicaid
Medicare
Nutrition and diet
Surgery and anesthesia
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2501/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2501/BILLS-116hr2501ih.pdf |
