Nutrition CARE Act of 2025
Latest action · Mar 31, 2025 Referred 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.
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 31, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recovery for Eating Disorders Act of 2025 or the Nutrition CARE Act of 2025
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 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 31, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Sep 4, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Sep 4, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Sep 4, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Dec 5, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Mar 18, 2026 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 22, 2026 |
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 31, 2025 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 31, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 31, 2025Referred 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. 171, no. 57, March 31, 2025, page H1375.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1971 | Nutrition CARE Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Jun 5, 2025 |
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 2025
- Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recovery for Eating Disorders Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2025Introduced 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.
