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HRES1538119th Congress

Supporting the designation of the week of September 14 through September 18, 2026, as "Malnutrition Awareness Week".

Sponsored By: Representative Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

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Summary

Would designate September 14–18, 2026 as Malnutrition Awareness Week to raise awareness that malnutrition is a widespread public health problem and to promote prevention, screening, and community nutrition services across the lifespan.

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  • Families and children: Highlights that missing key nutrients in early childhood can cause lifelong harm, and points to higher food-insecurity rates for some groups, which worsens malnutrition risk.
  • Older adults and health care systems: Notes that as many as half of older adults are malnourished or at risk and that disease-associated malnutrition in older adults costs about $51.3 billion a year.
  • Health workers and community programs: Recognizes registered dietitian nutritionists, school and home-delivered meal programs, federal child and Older Americans Act nutrition programs, community organizations, and calls for continued nutrition research and a Medicare-related Malnutrition Care Score electronic quality measure.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

OR • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 9/15/2026

  • Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 9/15/2026

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 9/15/2026

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 9/15/2026

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 9/15/2026

  • Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 9/15/2026

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

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