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EAT for Health Act of 2015

Introduced: July 14, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Jul 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 14, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 14, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Education and Training for Health Act of 2015 or the EAT for Health Act of 2015

Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidelines to federal agencies for developing procedures and requirements to ensure that every primary care health professional employed full-time for such agencies have continuing education courses relating to nutrition. Requires each agency to report to Congress annually on the extent to which it has adopted and encouraged such guidelines for such primary care professionals it employed during any portion of the previous year.

Requires such courses to: (1) include content on the role of nutrition in the prevention, management, and reversal of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or cancer; and (2) meet requirements for Continuing Medical Education or Continuing Education by medical or nurse practitioner professional organizations or certified accrediting bodies.

What's happening now July 17, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1