3.0.0 174 2023-01-11T13:20:47Z 2023-01-11T13:20:47Z Senate S S 2011-01-25 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-01-25T23:49:16Z 2011-01-25 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S229-239) IntroReferral 2011-01-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S228-229) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-01-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Child care and development Child health Commuting Department of Health and Human Services Disability and health-based discrimination Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Elementary and secondary education Employee benefits and pensions Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Fruit and vegetables Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Horticulture and plants Income tax credits Income tax deductions Marketing and advertising Medicaid Medical education Medical research Mental health Nutrition and diet Physical fitness and lifestyle Sales and excise taxes Sports and recreation facilities Women's employment Women's health Health 00 2011-01-25 Introduced in Senate 2011-04-15T17:58:47Z Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act or the HeLP America Act - Establishes or expands programs regarding children's nutrition and physical activity in schools and with child care providers, including expanding the free fruit fruit program and promoting equal opportunities for students with disabilities to participate in schools and colleges.

Sets forth provisions to expand healthy activities in the community, including permitting use of schools for recreational and nutritional purposes during nonschool hours, awarding grants for sports and athletic programs for individuals with disabilities, awarding grants to establish community gardens, requiring physical activity guidelines for the general public, and promoting breastfeeding among working mothers.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase taxes on tobacco products, allow a wellness program credit for employers, exclude from an employee's income the fees paid by an employer to an athletic or fitness facility on the employee's behalf, and disallow a deduction for expenses relating to advertising or marketing of any tobacco product.

Establishes a program to assist federal departments and agencies in integrating health goals into their activities.

Establishes requirements for federal buildings, including requirements for: (1) application of menu labeling requirements to food establishments and nutritional standards for food provided in such buildings, (2) prompts encouraging individuals to use stairs, and (3) installation of bicycle storage areas.

Sets forth provisions to reduce the sodium content of processed food and restaurant food, expand nutritional labeling requirements, establish a front-label food guidance system, and strengthen health literacy.

Authorizes the FTC to regulate children’s advertising as an unfair act or practice in or affecting commerce.

Authorizes the Secretary of HHS to: (1) impose an industry-wide penalty on manufacturers of cigarettes for failure to achieve youth tobacco use reduction goals; and (2) make grants to eligible entities to analyze body mass index measurements of children

Expands coverage of preventive services through Medicaid and the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.

Establishes a training program for health professionals related to the prevention, identification, and treatment of overweight patients, obesity, and eating disorders.

]]> HeLP America Act Display Title HeLP America Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the health of Americans and reduce health care costs by reorienting the Nation's health care system toward prevention, wellness, and health promotion. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced HeLP America Act Short Titles as Introduced Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act Introduced in Senate 2011-01-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s174is/xml/BILLS-112s174is.xml 2011-01-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S229-239) 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.