Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4569 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4569 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require no-cost coverage of human milk fortifier. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2025 Mr. McGarvey (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require no-cost coverage of human milk fortifier. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. REQUIRING NO-COST COVERAGE OF HUMAN MILK FORTIFIER. (a) Coverage Under Medicaid.-- (1) Mandatory coverage.-- (A) In general.--Section 1902(a)(10)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)) is amended by striking ``and (30)'' and inserting ``(30), and (32)''. (B) Medically needy.--Section 1902(a)(10)(C)(iv) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(C)(iv)) is amended by striking ``and (17)'' and inserting ``(17), and (32)''. (C) Alternative benefit plans.--Section 1937(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u-7(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(9) Human milk fortifier.--Notwithstanding the previous provisions of this section, a State may not provide for medical assistance through enrollment of an individual with benchmark coverage or benchmark-equivalent coverage under this section unless, beginning on January 1, 2026, such coverage includes (and does not impose any de