Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 10, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJun 10, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021
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.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 10, 2021 to Sep 27, 2022, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Oct 19, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jun 10, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3783 | Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jun 9, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Allergies
- Child health
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Food assistance and relief
- 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
- Poverty and welfare assistance
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2021Introduced in Senate
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