H.R. 3783: Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-08 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021

Plain 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.

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Official text

Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · 105 cosponsors

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Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Peter Welch (D-VT), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Don Bacon (R-NE), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Mike Levin (D-CA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Josh Harder (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and 45 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3783.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3783 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117