Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 4, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2021
This bill expands Medicare coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity. Specifically, the bill allows coverage for therapy that is provided by (1) a physician who is not a primary care physician; or (2) other health care providers (e.g., physician assistants and nurse practitioners) and approved counseling programs, if provided upon a referral from, and in coordination with, a physician or primary care practitioner. Currently, such therapy is covered only if provided by a primary care practitioner.
The bill also allows coverage under Medicare's prescription drug benefit of drugs used for the treatment of obesity or for weight loss management for individuals who are overweight.
Cosponsors 154
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Original | Mar 3, 2021 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Mar 19, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Apr 12, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | May 19, 2021 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | May 19, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 19, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | May 19, 2021 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | May 19, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | May 19, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Sep 10, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Sep 10, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Sep 24, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Trey Hollingsworth | Oct 21, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Dec 1, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jan 3, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jan 3, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jan 3, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Jan 3, 2022 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Jan 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jan 13, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jan 13, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Jan 19, 2022 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Feb 2, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Feb 2, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Feb 3, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Feb 3, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Feb 7, 2022 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Feb 9, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Mar 1, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Mar 15, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | May 10, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | May 10, 2022 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | May 12, 2022 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 19, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 17, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Jun 17, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Jul 27, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Jul 27, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Dec 22, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 3, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2021 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 3, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 3, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 3, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2021Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- Mar 3, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1357 | Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA | Dec 13, 2021 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 40, March 3, 2021, page H1081.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-39 | EMPOWERED BY DATA: LEGISLATION TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH257 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 24, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 596 | Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Mar 4, 2021 |
| HR 1530 | Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Mar 6, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
