3.0.0 2227 2023-01-15T15:33:23Z 2023-01-15T15:33:23Z House H HR 2003-05-22 108 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2003-06-30T19:56:05Z Referred to 2003-05-22T14:07:50Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-06-11T15:39:10Z Referred to 2003-05-22T14:08:00Z 2003-06-30 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. Committee 2003-06-11 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2003-05-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1067) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-05-22 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2003-05-22 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-05-22 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000243 Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] MICHAEL CASTLE R DE N. N E000092 Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] VERNON EHLERS R MI J. 3 2004-02-04 False F000392 Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] MARTIN FROST D TX 24 2004-02-04 False O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2004-02-04 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2004-02-11 False F000262 Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] HAROLD FORD D TN E. 9 2004-02-25 False W000119 Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] ZACH WAMP R TN 3 2004-02-25 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2004-03-09 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2004-04-22 False Health Agriculture and Food Awards, medals, prizes Beverages Child nutrition Commemorations Congress Congressional reporting requirements Curricula Dairy products Diet Economics and Public Finance Education Educational accountability Electronic government information Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Evaluation research (Social action programs) Families Farm produce Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to child health services Federal aid to education Food consumption Food service Fruit Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Grain Health counseling Health education Health insurance Intergovernmental fiscal relations Internet Labeling Lifestyle Medical research Medically uninsured Minorities Minority children Nutrition Obesity Oils and fats Parent-school relationships Physical education and training Physical fitness Poor children Presidential commissions Preventive medicine School districts School health programs School lunch program School-age child care Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education Social Welfare Students Teachers Vegetables Health 00 2003-05-22 Introduced in House 2003-08-29T19:23:56Z Obesity Prevention Act - Amends the National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Education (ED), to award competitive grants to: (1) up to 20 State educational agencies for model nutrition education and physical fitness programs for elementary and secondary school students; and (2) up to 100 local educational agencies (LEAs), at least one per State, for pilot projects to promote healthy eating habits and increase the physical fitness of such students.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to encourage States to implement plans to carry out activities to assist obese children or children at risk of becoming obese. Requires a State, in order to receive such a grant, to: (1) have a State child health plan which provides satisfactorily for certain activities under the children health insurance program of the Social Security Act; and (2) agree to make available at least 15 percent in non-Federal matching funds.

Establishes a Commission on Obesity Treatment and Prevention to oversee research, policy formation, and other activities of the Federal Government regarding the prevention and treatment of obesity.

Directs the Secretary of HHS, in consultation with the Secretary of ED, to establish programs of: (1) President's Health and Fitness Awards for elementary and secondary schools; and (2) President's Health and Fitness Teacher Achievement Awards for teachers, coaches, or related personnel and the LEAs that employ them..

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include nutrition and health education programs in authorized local activities of 21st century community learning centers' programs before- and after-school and during summer recess.]]>

Obesity Prevention Act Display Title Obesity Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced To encourage innovative school-based activities to help reduce and prevent obesity among children, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Obesity Prevention Act Introduced in House 2003-05-22T04:00:00Z 2003-06-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.