Nutrition And Diet
US Congress 117th Congress
Relaunching America’s Workforce Act [S.200]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to provide State and local workforce and career and technical education systems the support to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency.
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SERVE Act Supporting Eating Disorders Recovery Through Vital Expansion Act [S.194]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide treatment for eating disorders for dependents of members of the uniformed services.
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Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act [S.203]
[Food ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a new tax credit and grant program to stimulate investment and healthy nutrition options in food deserts, and for other purposes.
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INFANT Act Infants Need Food And Nutrition Today Act [HB-784]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to allow infant food combinations and dinners as WIC-eligible foods.
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States recognizing and securing the fundamental right to life, liberty, and property, which includes housing, health care, education, and nutrition. [HJR-20]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States recognizing and securing the fundamental right to life, liberty, and property, which includes housing, health care, education, and nutrition.
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Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021 [S.37]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Animals ]
A bill to address the public health risks posed by wildlife markets, and for other purposes.
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Assuring You Uniform Dietary Assistance (AYUDA) Act of 2021 [HB-421]
[Food ]
[Human Services ]
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to treat the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam is treated.
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COLA’s Don’t Count Act of 2021 [HB-351]
[Food ]
[Social Security ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude from income, for the purpose of determining eligibility and benefits, income received from cost of living adjustments made under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and from supplementary payments received under section 1616 of such Act.
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Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021 [HB-151]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Animals ]
To address the public health risks posed by wildlife markets, and for other purposes.
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Patient Access to Medical Foods Act [HB-56]
[Healthcare ]
[Food ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Orphan Drug Act with respect to the definition of medical food, and for other purposes.
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Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2020 [HB-8918]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in coordination with the Administration for Children and Families, to award grants to nonprofits, institutions of higher education, or consortia of these entities to promote healthy eating and physical activity among children in early care and education settings.
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Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2020 [S.4993]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in coordination with the Administration for Children and Families, to award grants to nonprofits, institutions of higher education, or consortia of these entities to promote healthy eating and physical activity among children in early care and education settings.
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PREVENT DIABETES Act Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access and Better Engagement with Tested and Evidence-Based Strategies Act [HB-8861]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
To permit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-recognized virtual diabetes prevention program suppliers to be included in the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Expanded Model conducted by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation under section 1115A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a).
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A resolution proclaiming the week of October 30 through November 5, 2016, as "National Obesity Care Week". [SR-536]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
A resolution proclaiming the week of October 30 through November 5, 2016, as "National Obesity Care Week". Proclaims the week of October 30-November 5, 2016, as National Obesity Care Week. Encourages open communication to break barriers of misunderstanding and stigma regarding obesity and to improve the lives of individuals affected by obesity and their families.
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A resolution supporting the recognition of 2016 as the "Year of Pulses" and acknowledging the nutritional benefit and important contribution to soil health of pulse crops. [SR-397]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Science ]
A resolution supporting the recognition of 2016 as the "Year of Pulses" and acknowledging the nutritional benefit and important contribution to soil health of pulse crops. Supports the recognition of 2016 as the Year of Pulses, participation in events and activities organized pursuant to the United Nations observance of the International Year of Pulses in 2016, and future funding to support the cultivation and consumption of pulses. (A pulse is a dry, edible seed of a plant in the legume family, including a dry bean, dry pea, lentil, or chickpea.)
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A resolution designating December 3, 2015, as "National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day". [SR-324]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
A resolution designating December 3, 2015, as "National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day". Designates December 3, 2015, as National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day. (Phenylketonuria or PKU is a rare, inherited metabolic disorder that can cause intellectual disability and other neurological problems.)
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Summer Meals Act of 2015 [S.613]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
Summer Meals Act of 2015 Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to redefine "areas in which poor economic conditions exist," where the summer food service program for children may operate, as areas in which at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children have been determined to be eligible for free or reduced price school meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs. Reimburses service institutions (other than school food authorities) for up to one meal and one snack per child each day during after-school hours, weekends, and
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School Food Modernization Act [S.540]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
School Food Modernization Act Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies (LEAs) or school food authorities administering or operating a school lunch program, tribal organizations, or consortia of such entities to finance the construction, remodeling, or expansion of infrastructure or the purchase of durable equipment that will facilitate their provision of healthy meals through the school lunch program. Requires USDA to give a preference
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Protecting And Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program Act of 2015 [S.522]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
Protecting And Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program Act of 2015 This bill revises and extends through FY2019 at generally increased levels the program under title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSAct), and adjusts CHIP allotment requirements accordingly, including the rebasing and growth factor update rules for computing state allotments. Appropriations are made for certain allotments. Appropriations are made to the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund for FY2015-FY2018 (and for each of the semi-annual
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No Child Left Inside Act of 2015 [S.492]
[Environmental ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
No Child Left Inside Act of 2015 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to eligible partnerships to support the implementation of state environmental literacy plans that include environmental education standards and teacher training. Includes in the eligible partnerships a local educational agency (LEA) and at least one institution of higher education, another LEA, an elementary or secondary school, or a government or
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