Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Dietary Guidelines Reform Act of 2025
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Dietary Guidelines Reform Act of 2025 aims to amend the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990. This bill changes how dietary guidelines are developed, requiring them to be based on significant scientific agreement and evidence-based reviews. It establishes a process for updating these guidelines at least every 10 years, though more frequent updates are permitted. The Act also creates an Independent Advisory Board to generate scientific questions to inform the reports. Additionally, it introduces transparency requirements regarding financial and nonfinancial conflicts of interest.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +7
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill mandates full disclosure of financial and nonfinancial conflicts of interest for advisory members.
- Scored +5
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill enhances public health information by requiring guidelines to address chronic diseases and be accessible to the general population.
- Scored +5
Does this put more money into medical research?
The bill provides significant funding to improve the scientific basis of national dietary guidelines.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Nutritional Guidance: The bill requires guidelines to be based on significant scientific agreement and evidence-based reviews to ensure they are current and accurate (Section 2(a)(3)(A-B)).
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Targeted Health Information: The report must include nutritional and dietary information relevant to people with common nutrition-related chronic diseases (Section 2(a)(3)(F)).
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Practical Recommendations: Guidelines are required to include recommendations that are affordable, available, and accessible for the general population (Section 2(a)(3)(G)).
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Scientific Oversight: The establishment of an Independent Advisory Board with experts in nutrition or food science helps ensure that the questions guiding the reports are scientifically sound (Section 2(a)(5)(B-C)).
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Increased Transparency: The bill requires members of advisory groups to provide full disclosure of financial and nonfinancial conflicts of interest, which are then made publicly available (Section 2(a)(10)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Exclusion of Specific Topics: The guidelines are prohibited from including certain topics such as taxation, social welfare policies, food and agricultural production practices, socioeconomic status, race, religion, or ethnicity (Section 2(a)(7)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill enhances public health information by requiring guidelines to address chronic diseases and be accessible to the general population. Does this put more money into medical research? — The bill provides significant funding to improve the scientific basis of national dietary guidelines.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill mandates full disclosure of financial and nonfinancial conflicts of interest for advisory members.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill allocates specific funding to ensure dietary guidelines are based on rigorous scientific review.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill requires guidelines to include recommendations that are affordable and accessible.
- 3/25/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Introduced in Senate
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