Nutrition And Diet

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SONG Act Saving Our Next Generation Act [S.473] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Finance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Taxes ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Budget and Spending ]
SONG Act Saving Our Next Generation Act Expresses the sense of the Senate that the federal programs most critical to improving child well-being should be fully funded. Establishes the President's Commission on Children. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to contract with the Institute of Medicine to study evidence-based best practices and innovations for fostering safe and stable families, including implementing mentoring programs. Requires the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to implement best practices and innovations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/12/2015

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SAFE PLAY Act Supporting Athletes, Families and Educators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth Act [S.436] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Food ] [Sports ]
SAFE PLAY Act Supporting Athletes, Families and Educators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth Act Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop public education and awareness materials and resources concerning cardiac health, including: information to increase education and awareness of high risk cardiac conditions and genetic heart rhythm abnormalities that may cause sudden cardiac arrest in children, adolescents, and young adults; sudden cardiac arrest and cardiomyopathy risk (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/10/2015

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Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act [S.410] [Education ] [Native American Affairs ] [Food ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act Directs the Department of the Interior to establish a contest to encourage institutions of higher education (IHEs) to consider how to improve Indian school facilities. Requires the Department of Education (ED) and Interior to establish a Joint Oversight Board to coordinate Indian education policies and assistance. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to award grants to create or expand pipelines for teachers and administrators of Native American students. Requires (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Committee On Indian Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 114-192. on 11/18/2015

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Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 [S.3136] [Food ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Public Health ]
Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Pat Roberts Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Roberts. Without Written Report. on 07/06/2016

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Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2016 [S.3082] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/22/2016

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After School for America's Children Act [S.308] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
After School for America's Children Act Amends the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program under part B of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). (21st Century Community Learning Centers provide students with before and after school programs to improve their academic performance.) Requires the Centers to provide: (1) students with activities that are targeted to their academic needs and aligned with the instruction they receive during the school day, and (2) students' families with opportunities for active (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/29/2015

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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.2956] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Small Business ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Public Health ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Animals ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Poverty ]
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and related agencies. TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS Provides appropriations for the following agricultural programs and services: the Office of the Secretary; Executive Operations; the Office of the Chief Information Officer; the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; the Office (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Moran. With Written Report No. 114-259. on 05/19/2016

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Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act [S.2936] [Food ] [Taxes ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [Education ]
Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for: (1) advertising or marketing directed at children (age 14 or under) for food of poor nutritional quality or a brand primarily associated with food of poor nutritional quality; and (2) for related expenses, including for travel, goods or services constituting entertainment, amusement, or recreation, gifts, or other promotion expenses. The Department of the Treasury must enter into a contract with the National Academy of Medicine to develop (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/17/2016

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Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 [S.2680] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ]
Mental Health Reform Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 04/26/2016

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National Biomedical Research Act [S.2624] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Public Health ]
National Biomedical Research Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/03/2016

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Child CARE Act Child Care Access to Resources for Early-learning Act [S.2539] [Children and Youth ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Taxes ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Education ] [Healthcare ]
Child CARE Act Child Care Access to Resources for Early-learning Act This bill amends title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to make appropriations for FY2017-FY2021 to the Department of Health and Human Services for allotments to states to: expand access to high-quality child care for infants and toddlers from low-income families who do not receive child care funded through the Child Care and Development (CCD) Fund, and increase the quality of such care for infants and toddlers who do receive (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/10/2016

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Health Savings Act of 2016 [S.2499] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ]
Health Savings Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of health savings accounts (HSAs), to: rename high deductible health plans as HSA-qualified health plans; allow spouses who have both attained age 55 to make increased catch-up contributions to the same HSA; make Medicare Part A (hospital insurance benefits) beneficiaries eligible to participate in an HSA; allow individuals eligible for hospital care or medical services under a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or of a tribal organization (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/04/2016

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Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act [S.246] [Native American Affairs ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Social Security ] [Education ]
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children in the Office of Tribal Justice of the Department of Justice. The commission must conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children, including an evaluation of: the impact of concurrent jurisdiction on child welfare systems; barriers Indian tribes and Native Hawaiians face in using public and private grant resources; obstacles (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Became Public Law No: 114-244. (txt | Pdf) on 10/14/2016

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A bill to improve the effectiveness and coordination of nutrition education. [S.2445] [Agriculture ] [Education ] [Food ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to improve the effectiveness and coordination of nutrition education. This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study and report to Congress on state administrative expense funds, including: the use of the funds by state agencies; policies, practices, and training methods being implemented using the funds; factors that interfere with the ability of a state agency to use the funds effectively; and ways the funds are being used to encourage the implementation of effective and consistent school nutrition workforce training and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 01/19/2016

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Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2015 [S.2301] [Food ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the front of food packages to bear a nutrition label that complies with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations. The bill specifies principles for such regulations, including that there should be a standard, easily understood symbol system for calorie and nutrient information. Only under specified conditions may the front of a food package include: (1) descriptions of whole grain content, (2) the term "wheat" or "whole wheat," (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/18/2015

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Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015 [S.2217] [Food ] [Consumer Protection ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the nutritional information that restaurants and retail food establishments must disclose. The nutrient content disclosure statement on the menu or menu board must include: (1) the number of calories contained in the whole menu item; (2) the number of servings and number of calories per serving; or (3) the number of calories per common unit of the item, such as for a multi-serving item that is typically divided before presentation to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/29/2015

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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2132] [Finance ] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ] [Social Security ] [Children and Youth ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Energy ] [Insurance ]
An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government; the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and several related agencies. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015

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An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2129] [Infrastructure ] [Agriculture ] [Energy ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Food ] [Community Development ] [Budget and Spending ] [Water ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Construction ]
An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several independent and related agencies. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 248. on 10/06/2015

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Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act of 2015 [S.1966] [Food ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Poverty ] [Human Services ]
Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish electronic benefit (EBT) cards and off-site consumption as two alternative delivery options for schools and service institutions in the summer food service program for children. These options shall be available to a child only if the child lives either in a rural area or outside of an area in which poor economic conditions exist, or, in the case of off-site consumption, if the summer program is available to the child at a congregate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 08/05/2015

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Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015 [S.1937] [Food ] [Native American Affairs ] [Education ] [Agriculture ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Act to allow an Indian tribe to assume, from a nearby local educational agency (LEA) and in lieu of a state, responsibility for administration of the school breakfast program, the school lunch program, the child and adult care food program, or the summer food service program for children. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must identify, for optional use in LEAs on or near Indian reservations, alternatives to current program requirements related to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 08/04/2015

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