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HR9631-118

Introduced

To provide for the establishment or expansion of Food as Medicine programs, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 17, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide for the establishment or expansion of Food as Medicine programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Environment, Agriculture.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H08D8EF66589C4EC6AE2D3632D23767FD: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Food as Medicine Program Act of 2024.
  • Section H6E1B5A292582442D8A095E6BF1B3D3E6: 2. Food as Medicine Medicaid waiver grant program The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall establish a...
  • Section H2006CD118C594C7CB1D78AC19777D07E: 3. Department of Agriculture Food as Medicine technical assistance program The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the Secretary) shall...
  • Section HB54AD5BC7A3448CE8C15E486A959EA01: 4. Report to Congress Not later than one year after the date on which the first grant is awarded under section 2, the Secretary of Health and Human Services,...
  • Section H6ED48ACBED92471884D8C2F08FC3C658: 5. Food as Medicine Guidance Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide for the establishment or expansion of Food as Medicine programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Environment, Agriculture

Primary Purpose

This bill, To provide for the establishment or expansion of Food as Medicine programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Environment Agriculture

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Sponsors

Barbara Lee

Barbara Lee

D-CA | Primary Sponsor

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 17, 2024

Ms. Lee of California introduced the following bill; which was …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Environment Agriculture
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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