IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 712 
Expressing support for the designation of September 14, 2025, as ‘‘National 
Food is Medicine Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 
Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. BUCHANAN, and Mr. MCGOV-
ERN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
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 Ameri-
cans; 
Whereas using food as medicine has been proven by peer-re-
viewed 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 
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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 bur-
den 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 diabe-
tes costing $144,000,000,000 annually and ischemic 
heart disease costing $81,000,000,000 annually; 
Whereas the combined healthcare spending and lost produc-
tivity from suboptimal diets and food insecurity exceed 
$1,100,000,000,000 each year; 
Whereas existing barriers to attaining and sustaining a nutri-
tious 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 se-
cure, nutritious diet; and 
Whereas established efforts by Congress, Presidential admin-
istrations, and State governments with patient and com-
munity 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’’; 
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(2) highlights the role of healthy food in the 
well-being of all Americans; 
(3) recognizes food as a health care tool to pre-
vent, 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 ex-
panding and building upon the evidence base, dem-
onstrating 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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