UPDATE: H.R.2501 – To provide for the coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance, and for other purposes.

LATEST ACTION: May 2, 2019 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Oversight and 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.

BILL TITLE: To provide for the coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance, and for other purposes.

[NOTE: The contents of this legislative update are current as of 06:00 AM on May 3, 2019.]

BILL NUMBER: 116th Congress: House Bill 2501 (H.R.2501)

CHAMBER OF ORIGIN: U.S. House of Representatives

CURRENT CHAMBER: U.S. House of Representatives

For DETAILED LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION on H.R.2501, visit: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2501

BILL TEXT: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2501/text

ACTIONS-TO-DATE (ordered by most recent first):

05/02/2019 -- House -- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Oversight and 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.

05/02/2019 -- House -- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Oversight and 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.

05/02/2019 -- House -- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Oversight and 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.

05/02/2019 -- House -- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Oversight and 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.

05/02/2019 -- House -- Introduced in House.

SPONSOR(S)*:

-- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

CO-SPONSOR(S)*:

[*Note: Sponsors and co-sponsors are current as of May 2, 2019. For the most up-to-date version of the sponsor and co-sponsor lists, visit: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2501/cosponsors ]

-- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]

-- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

-- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]

COMMITTEES: House Oversight and Reform Committee; House Armed Services Committee; House Ways and Means Committee; House Energy and Commerce Committee.