Expressing support for the designation of September 14, 2025, as "National Food is Medicine Day".

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 712 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 712

   Expressing support for the designation of September 14, 2025, as 
                   ``National Food is Medicine Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2025

Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. McGovern) 
submitted the following resolution; which was 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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing support for the designation of September 14, 2025, as 
                   ``National Food is Medicine Day''.

Whereas nutritious food is essential to the health of Americans;
Whereas using food as medicine has been proven by peer-reviewed science to be an 
        effective and promising medical intervention for individuals to prevent, 
        manage, and treat certain conditions alongside existing clinical 
        practices;
Whereas food is medicine interventions may include medically tailored meals, 
        groceries, and produce to support disease management, in combination 
        with nutrition and culinary education, as part of a patient's healthcare 
        treatment plan;
Whereas using food as medicine can be a cost-effective tool and sometimes cost-
        saving tool in reducing disease burden on individuals and the healthcare 
        system;
Whereas some of the most costly conditions in America are impacted directly by 
        diet, particularly chronic diseases;
Whereas more than 90 percent of the $4,500,000,000,000 that the United States 
        spends annually on healthcare costs are from chronic conditions, 
        including type 2 diabetes costing $144,000,000,000 annually and ischemic 
        heart disease costing $81,000,000,000 annually;
Whereas the combined healthcare spending and lost productivity from suboptimal 
        diets and food insecurity exceed $1,100,000,000,000 each year;
Whereas existing barriers to attaining and sustaining a nutritious diet 
        exacerbate health disparities for patients with chronic diseases;
Whereas food is medicine interventions are best leveraged when integrated with 
        consistent access to access to a secure, nutritious diet; and
Whereas established efforts by Congress, Presidential administrations, and State 
        governments with patient and community partnerships have laid a 
        foundation of support for policies on food is medicine: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses support for the designation of ``National 
        Food is Medicine Day'';
            (2) highlights the role of healthy food in the well-being 
        of all Americans;
            (3) recognizes food as a health care tool to prevent, 
        manage, and treat certain clinical conditions;
            (4) recognizes the utility of the food is medicine 
        intervention as a complement to population-level food and 
        nutrition supports for sustained positive health outcomes;
            (5) urges the Department on Health and Human Services to 
        sustain scientific research on the use of food as medicine to 
        integrate food as medicine interventions into healthcare 
        delivery through expanding and building upon the evidence base, 
        demonstrating cost-effectiveness, clinical impact, and 
        operational feasibility across diverse populations;
            (6) urges the Department on Health and Human Services to 
        collaborate with the United States Department of Agriculture to 
        best leverage the role of food as medicine; and
            (7) urges the Department on Health and Human Services to 
        scale the appropriate use of food is medicine in collaboration 
        with patients and non-profit and private industry healthcare 
        practitioners, providers, and payors.
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