119th Congress
H.R. 5684
Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- James P. McGovern(D-MA)
- Introduced
- Oct 3, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (19)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL)
Added later (16)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA) · Oct 17, 2025
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) · Oct 17, 2025
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME) · Nov 18, 2025
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) · Nov 18, 2025
- Seth Moulton (D-MA) · Dec 3, 2025
- John W. Mannion (D-NY) · Dec 15, 2025
- Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY) · Mar 18, 2026
- James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA) · Jun 8, 2026
- André Carson (D-IN) · Jun 30, 2026
- Kim Schrier (D-WA) · Jun 30, 2026
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) · Jul 6, 2026
- Sarah McBride (D-DE) · Sep 10, 2026
- Nikema Williams (D-GA) · Sep 21, 2026
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) · Oct 1, 2026
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL) · Oct 1, 2026
- Emily Randall (D-WA) · Oct 5, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act of 2025
This bill expands coverage under Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to include medically necessary food and associated equipment and supplies.
The bill defines medically necessary food as specially formulated and processed products (e.g., nutritional formulas) prescribed by health care practitioners for individuals who have special dietary requirements because of certain digestive or metabolic disorders or conditions.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Oct 3, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. - Oct 3, 2025
Introduced in House