HR 4427
113th Congress
House
Health
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Education programs funding
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Nutrition and diet
Teaching, teachers, curricula
ENRICH Act
Introduced: April 8, 2014
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 8, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 8, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expanding Nutrition's Role in Curricula and Healthcare Act or the ENRICH Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program of three-year competitive grants to accredited medical schools for the development or expansion of an integrated nutrition curriculum.
Describes such a curriculum as one that: (1) is based on best possible evidence to improve communication and provider preparedness in the prevention, management, and, as possible, reversal of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer; and (2) addresses such topics as nutrition across the life cycle of members of at-risk populations and food insecurity and malnutrition among such individuals.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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