# 114-hr-3356: Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2015

114-hr-3356, Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3356
- Congress: 114
- Title: Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2015 This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act such that a Medicare skilled nursing facility or Medicaid nursing facility without a full-time qualified dietitian must require its director of food services to be: (1) a Certified Dietary Manager meeting the requirements of the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers; (2) a Dietetic Technician, Registered, meeting with the requirements published by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; or (3) an individual with equivalent military or academic qualifications.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2015-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] (R-IL), 2016-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2016-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-3356 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3356)

## Related
- [114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2722)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
- [114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2903)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3356 (as of 2025-11-18).