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HR 4604 112th Congress House

LIFE Act

Official title: 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… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: April 24, 2012 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Health Health promotion and preventive careMedical educationNutrition and dietPhysical fitness and lifestyleWorker safety and health
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Apr 27, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 24, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 24, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E635)
Apr 24, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 27, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise Act or the LIFE Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to carry out a national program to conduct and support activities regarding individuals who are overweight or obese in order to make progress toward the goal of significantly reducing obesity in the United States. Requires such activities to include: (1) training health professionals, (2) educating the public, and (3) developing and demonstrating intervention strategies for use at worksites and in community settings.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4604: LIFE Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4604/
MLA
"H.R. 4604: LIFE Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4604/.
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H.R. 4604, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4604/.
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[H.R. 4604: LIFE Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4604/)
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