Proposed
Resolution · 119th Congress · HRES 712
Expressing support for the designation of September 14, 2025, as "National Food is Medicine Day".
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Introduced 2025-09-15Topic: public health · health care · agriculture foodSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis resolution states that the House of Representatives supports designating September 14, 2025, as "National Food is Medicine Day." It recognizes food as a health care tool to prevent, manage, and treat certain medical conditions. It urges the Department of Health and Human Services to continue research on using food as medicine, to work with the Department of Agriculture, and to expand the use of food as medicine with patients, providers, and payors. The resolution does not create new laws or spending.
Sponsors
- Dwight Evans Democrat sponsor
- 2 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-15 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-15 | Submitted in House | refer | |
| 2025-09-15 | Submitted in House | introduce |