Nutrition CARE Act of 2024
Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 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.
- IntroducedJan 11, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recovery for Eating Disorders Act of 2024 or the Nutrition CARE Act of 2024
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for individuals with eating disorders. Such services must be furnished by a registered dietitian or nutrition professional pursuant to a referral from a physician, psychologist, or other authorized mental health professional.
Cosponsors 60
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jan 11, 2024 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Jan 11, 2024 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Jan 11, 2024 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Apr 23, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Oct 8, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Oct 8, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Oct 15, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Oct 15, 2024 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Oct 22, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Dec 17, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Dec 19, 2024 |
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 Jan 11, 2024 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 12, 2024 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 11, 2024 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 17, 2024 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 12, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 11, 2024Introduced in House
- Jan 11, 2024Referred 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.
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. 170, no. 6, January 11, 2024, page H107.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1551 | Nutrition CARE Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Mar 4, 2021 |
| S 3010 | Nutrition CARE Act of 2023 | Related bill | Oct 4, 2023 |
Titles 3
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 coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for individuals with eating disorders under the Medicare program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Nutrition CARE Act of 2024
- Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recovery for Eating Disorders Act of 2024
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 11, 2024Introduced in House
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