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H.R. 4820

LIFE Act

Promoting Healthier Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise Act or the LIFE Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to carry out a national program to conduct and support activities regarding individuals who are overweight or obese in order to make progress toward the goal of significantly reducing obesity in the United States. Requires such activities to include: (1) training health professionals, (2) educating the public, and (3) developing and demonstrating intervention strategies for use at worksites and in community settings.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large](D-DC)Sponsor
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  • Introduced in HouseJun 9, 2014
  1. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  3. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E921-922)

  4. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  5. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

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