Halt Obesity in America Act

Bill: 117-hr-5625
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2021-10-19
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Halt Obesity in America Act</strong></p> <p>This bill expands eligibility for the High Obesity Program, which is an obesity-reduction grant program managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for land-grant universities in states with eligible counties. Currently, an eligible county is one where the adult obesity rate is over 40%; the bill reduces that rate to 35%.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5625 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 19, 2021 Mr. Jeffries (for himself and Mr. McKinley ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise the requirement that a recipient of a grant under the High Obesity Program be located in a county with an adult obesity rate of more than 40 percent, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Halt Obesity in America Act . 2. Expand eligibility of the High Obesity Program (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Service, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall revise the requirement that a recipient of a grant under the High Obesity Program be located in a county with an adult obesity rate of more than 40 percent to instead require such a recipient to be located in a county with an adult obesity rate of more than 35 percent. (b) High Obesity Program In this Act, the term High Obesity Program means the High Obesity Program carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under sections 301(a) and 317(k)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 241(a) , 247b(k)(2)).