3.0.0 7179 2021-06-07T20:07:08Z 2021-06-07T20:07:08Z House H HR 2008-09-27 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-09-27T19:15:23Z Referred to 2008-09-27T14:04:10Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-27T14:04:15Z 2008-09-27 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-09-27 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2008-09-27 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 2008-09-27 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 2008-09-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 N S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2008-09-27 True Health Advisory bodies Department of Health and Human Services Government studies and investigations Health promotion and preventive care Nutrition and diet Physical fitness and lifestyle Health 00 2008-09-27 Introduced in House 2009-01-10T15:35:08Z National Obesity Prevention Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of the National Coordinator of Obesity Initiatives. Requires the National Coordinator to implement and coordinate a national strategy to eliminate the occurrence of obesity in the United States.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convene a take force on obesity to: (1) establish and implement a government-wide strategy for preventing and reducing obesity; and (2) coordinate effective interagency actions and priority for action among federal agencies.

Allows the Secretary to establish the Advisory Committee on Obesity to provide recommendations to the task force for purposes of establishing such a strategy.

Directs the head of each federal agency to: (1) conduct a review to determine how agency programs and budgets impact physical activity, nutrition, and obesity in the United States; and (2) determine ways in which the agency should adopt aspects of the strategy established under this Act.

Requires the Comptroller General to review the programs and budgets of each federal agency to determine how programs and budgets impact physical activity, nutrition, and obesity in the United States.

]]> National Obesity Prevention Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced National Obesity Prevention Act of 2008 Display Title National Obesity Prevention Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide coordinated leadership in Federal efforts to prevent and reduce obesity and to promote sound health and nutrition among Americans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-09-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7179ih/xml/BILLS-110hr7179ih.xml 2008-09-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.