ENRICH Act
Latest action · Mar 17, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expanding Nutrition's Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act or the ENRICH Act
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish a program of three-year competitive grants to accredited medical schools for the development or expansion of an integrated nutrition and physical activity curriculum.
The curriculum must: (1) be designed to improve communication and provider preparedness in the prevention, management, and reversal of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer; and (2) address additional topics regarding individuals in at-risk populations, as practicable, including physical activity and training programs, food insecurity, and malnutrition.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2015 to Dec 2, 2015; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Original | Mar 17, 2015 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Mar 18, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 19, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 19, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 19, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 29, 2015 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 15, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Dec 2, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 17, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5855 | James P. McGovern D-MA | Sep 9, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 45, March 17, 2015, page H1722.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1413 | ENRICH Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 17, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for a grants program to develop and enhance integrated nutrition and physical activity curricula in medical schools.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- ENRICH Act
- Expanding Nutrition's Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
