# 119-hres-683: Supporting the designation of the week of September 8 through September 12, 2025, as "Malnutrition Awareness Week".

119-hres-683, Supporting the designation of the week of September 8 through September 12, 2025, as "Malnutrition Awareness Week"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-683
- Congress: 119
- Title: Supporting the designation of the week of September 8 through September 12, 2025, as "Malnutrition Awareness Week".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would designate September 8 through September 12, 2025 as Malnutrition Awareness Week and centers on** raising awareness and coordinating prevention and treatment of malnutrition across the lifespan. - Families and children would see a focus on healthy food access in childcare and schools, and the bill backs Federal child nutrition programs and evidence based nutrition standards. - Older adults and caregivers would get more attention for nutrition needs since disease associated malnutrition in older adults costs the U.S. more than $51.3 billion a year, and home delivered meals for 2 to 5 years were linked to a 72 percent lower malnutrition risk. - Patients and hospitals would be targeted for better screening because disease associated malnutrition affects 30 to 50 percent of hospitalized patients and associated medical costs can be 300 percent higher for malnourished patients. - Health professionals and systems would be recognized and encouraged to act; the bill highlights medical nutrition therapy under Medicare, calls for better access to nutrition counseling, urges the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to facilitate the Malnutrition Care Score for adults, and supports NIH research and community partnerships to prevent and treat malnutrition.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-683 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/683)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-683 (as of 2026-04-21).