# 117-hres-784: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States recognizes the mounting personal and financial burden of diet-related disease in the United States and calls on medical schools, graduate medical education programs, and other health professional training programs to provide meaningful physician and health professional education on nutrition and diet.

117-hres-784, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States recognizes the mounting personal and financial burden of diet-related disease in the United States and calls on medical schools, graduate medical education programs, and other health professional training programs to provide meaningful physician and health professional education on nutrition and diet., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-784
- Congress: 117
- Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States recognizes the mounting personal and financial burden of diet-related disease in the United States and calls on medical schools, graduate medical education programs, and other health professional training programs to provide meaningful physician and health professional education on nutrition and diet.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2021-11-09
- Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States recognizes the mounting personal and financial burden of diet-related disease in the United States and calls on medical schools, graduate medical education programs, and other health professional training programs to provide meaningful physician and health professional education on nutrition and diet.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hres-784 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/784)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-784 (as of 2026-10-15).