Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025
Latest action · Jun 27, 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.
- IntroducedJun 27, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025
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 85
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jun 27, 2025 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jun 30, 2025 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jun 30, 2025 | |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Jun 30, 2025 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Rudy Yakym III | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Jul 15, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Jul 16, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 17, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Aug 29, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Aug 29, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Sep 3, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Sep 4, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Sep 8, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Michelle Fischbach | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Dec 10, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Feb 12, 2026 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Mar 27, 2026 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jun 29, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Jul 22, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Aug 31, 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 Jun 27, 2025 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2025Introduced in House
- Jun 27, 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. 111, June 27, 2025, page H3033.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1973 | Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025 | Related bill | Jun 5, 2025 |
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 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2025Introduced in House
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