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HR 7037 110th Congress House

Healthy Activity for Lifelong Energy Act of 2008

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to each State health department for community act… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to each State health department for community action teams to promote healthier lifestyles through physical activity and good nutrition and thereby prevent obesity and chronic disease, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 2008 Introduced by: Bishop, Sanford D. Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 24, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 24, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 24, 2008
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 Latest action September 24, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthy Activity for Lifelong Energy Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to enable state health departments to maintain community action teams to work within the local community to promote healthier lifestyles through physical activity and good nutrition and thereby prevent obesity and chronic disease. Requires such departments to collect data on the effectiveness of the community action team program.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct training institutes to jump-start the work of such teams; (2) provide the teams with access to national experts in ongoing community change; and (3) disseminate information about success achieved through the teams to communities across the nation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7037: Healthy Activity for Lifelong Energy Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7037/
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"H.R. 7037: Healthy Activity for Lifelong Energy Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7037/.
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H.R. 7037, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7037/.
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