3.0.0 5684 2026-07-07T08:05:42Z 2026-07-07T08:05:42Z House H HR 2025-10-03 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5684 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 163 (Friday, October 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McGOVERN:H.R. 5684.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, the Spending Clause, andArticle 1, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary and ProperClause.[Page H4517]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-10-03T19:30:25Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-10-03T19:30:20Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-10-03T19:30:15Z Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act of 2025 119 3304 S 2025-12-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2025-10-03 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 2025-10-03 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2025-10-03 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2025-10-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-10-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] James McGovern D MA P. 2 N R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] John Rutherford R FL H. 5 2025-10-03 True D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] Debbie Dingell D MI 6 2025-10-03 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2025-10-03 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] Dwight Evans D PA 3 2025-10-17 False A000148 Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] Jake Auchincloss D MA 4 2025-10-17 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2025-11-18 False M001220 Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] Morgan McGarvey D KY 3 2025-11-18 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2025-12-03 False M001231 Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] John Mannion D NY W. 22 2025-12-15 False M001206 Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] Joseph Morelle D NY D. 25 2026-03-18 False W000831 Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] James Walkinshaw D VA R. 11 2026-06-08 False S001216 Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] Kim Schrier D WA 8 2026-06-30 False C001072 Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] André Carson D IN 7 2026-06-30 False T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] Rashida Tlaib D MI 12 2026-07-06 False Health Health 2025-12-10T19:08:57Z 00 2025-10-03 Introduced in House 2026-01-07T20:51:04Z 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.

]]> Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act of 2025 Display Title 45 Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act of 2025 2025-10-16T09:53:15Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act of 2025 2025-10-16T09:53:14Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To provide for the coverage of medical food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs, to ensure State and Federal protection for existing coverage, and for other purposes. 2025-10-16T09:48:19Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-10-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5684ih/xml/BILLS-119hr5684ih.xml 2025-10-03 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.