# 117-hres-116: Recognizing the benefits of vitamin D intake for preventing respiratory infection and COVID-19 complications, and to encourage the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration to issue guidance on vitamin D intake for elderly and immunocompromised individuals during the coronavirus pandemic.

117-hres-116, Recognizing the benefits of vitamin D intake for preventing respiratory infection and COVID-19 complications, and to encourage the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration to issue guidance on vitamin D intake for elderly and immunocompromised individuals during the coronavirus pandemic., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-116
- Congress: 117
- Title: Recognizing the benefits of vitamin D intake for preventing respiratory infection and COVID-19 complications, and to encourage the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration to issue guidance on vitamin D intake for elderly and immunocompromised individuals during the coronavirus pandemic.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2021-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Recognizing the benefits of vitamin D intake for preventing respiratory infection and COVID-19 complications, and to encourage the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration to issue guidance on vitamin D intake for elderly and immunocompromised individuals during the coronavirus pandemic.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hres-116 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/116)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-116 (as of 2026-10-15).