3.0.0 39 2022-11-15T16:33:56Z 2022-11-15T16:33:56Z Senate S S 2013-01-22 113 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-01-22T19:46:28Z Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act 113 2179 HR 2013-05-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act 113 531 S 2014-07-23 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 479. Related bill CRS 2013-01-22 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2013-01-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N Health Academic performance and assessments Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Alternative treatments Child care and development Child health Commuting Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Disability and health-based discrimination Disability and paralysis Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding 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 care costs and insurance Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Horticulture and plants Income tax credits Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Marketing and advertising Medicaid Medical education Medical research Mental health Nutrition and diet Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Physical fitness and lifestyle Preschool education Public contracts and procurement Research administration and funding Sales and excise taxes Sports and recreation facilities Teaching, teachers, curricula Women's employment Women's health Worker safety and health Health 00 2013-01-22 Introduced in Senate 2013-02-25T21:45:04Z Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act or HeLP America Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, the Public Health Service Act, and other specified health law to establish or expand programs for children's nutrition and physical activity in schools and with child care providers, expanding the free fresh fruit program, promoting equal opportunities for students with disabilities to participate in schools and colleges, revising the definition of "core academic subject" to include physical education, and including the promotion of healthy, active lifestyles by students within educational grant programs.

Sets forth requirements to expand healthy activities in the community, 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 healthy foods and physical activity at national parks. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax on tobacco products. Establishes a program to assist federal departments and agencies in integrating health goals into their activities.

Addresses workplace wellness, allowing a wellness program credit for employers, excluding from an employee's income the fees paid by an employer to an athletic or fitness facility on the employee's behalf, and promoting breastfeeding among working mothers. Establishes requirements for federal buildings, including those 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 requirements 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.

Disallows a deduction for expenses relating to advertising or marketing of any tobacco product. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to impose an industry-wide penalty on manufacturers of cigarettes for failure to achieve youth tobacco use reduction goals.

Expands coverage of preventive services through title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act 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.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) award grants for training in integrative medicine, (2) establish a national consortium on breastfeeding research, and (3) implement public health monitoring measures to address mental health and substance use disorders.

]]> HeLP America Act Display Title HeLP America Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Saving Lives by Lowering Tobacco Use Act Short Titles as Introduced HeLP America Act Short Titles as Introduced Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention 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 2013-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s39is/xml/BILLS-113s39is.xml 2013-01-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.