To prohibit the use of Federal funds by the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant for the development of any video game.

Bill: 115-hr-6709
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2018-09-05
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Health and Human Services

Digital media

Games and hobbies

Health programs administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from awarding grants to develop video games. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6709 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 5, 2018 Mr. Norman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means , Education and the Workforce , and Natural Resources , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds by the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant for the development of any video game.

1. Limitation on the use of funds No Federal funds may be used by the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant for the development of any video game.