3.0.0 5683 2022-02-08T23:17:50Z 2022-02-08T23:17:50Z House HR 2020-01-27 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. NORTON:H.R. 5683.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H565]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-01-27T19:02:05Z 2020-01-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-01-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E84) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2020-01-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-01-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES N Health Health promotion and preventive care Medical education Nutrition and diet Physical fitness and lifestyle Worker safety and health Health 00 2020-01-27 Introduced in House 2020-07-05T19:59:39Z Promoting Healthier Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise Act of 2020 or the LIFE Act

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out a national program to conduct and support activities to reduce the number of cases of overweight or obese individuals in the United States. The activities must include training health professionals, educating the public, and developing and demonstrating intervention strategies for use at work-sites and in community settings.

]]> LIFE Act Display Title LIFE Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward the goal of significantly reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity among individuals in the United States. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced LIFE Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Promoting Healthier Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5683ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5683ih.xml 2020-01-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.