Obesity Prevention, Treatment, and Research Act of 2009
Latest action · May 18, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5557-5561)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 18, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Obesity Prevention, Treatment, and Research Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a United States Council on Overweight-Obesity Prevention with duties to include developing strategies to comprehensively prevent, treat, and reduce overweight and obesity.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish a grant demonstration and pilot program to address overweight and obesity issues, including through promoting increased physical activity and healthier lifestyles.
Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of CDC, to award grants to promote health behaviors for women and children in target populations.
Provides for the collection and analysis of data on fitness levels, health, and nutrition.
Includes community education programs designed to address and prevent overweight, obesity, and eating disorders as activities states may carry out under preventive health services and health services block grants.
Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture to update and reform federal oversight of food and beverage labeling.
Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide additional funding to make free fresh fruits and vegetables available in elementary schools.
Amends the Medicare, Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP), and Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant titles of the Social Security Act to cover certain services related to overweight and obesity, including diet and exercise counseling, medical nutrition therapy services, and weight and body mass index (BMI) measurement and monitoring.
Directs the HHS Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to issue guidelines concerning the development of pediatric obesity prevention programs for at-risk populations.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 21, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Apr 21, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2009Introduced in Senate
- May 18, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5557-5561)
- May 18, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5556-5557)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Elementary and secondary education
- Food assistance and relief
- Food industry and services
- Fruit and vegetables
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Nutrition and diet
- Physical fitness and lifestyle
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 18, 2009Introduced in Senate
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