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HR 3207 114th 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: July 23, 2015 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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Jul 24, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 23, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1117-1118)
Jul 23, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 24, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Healthier Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise Act of 2015 or the LIFE Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 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. The activities must include training health professionals, educating the public, and developing and demonstrating intervention strategies for use at worksites and in community settings.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3207: LIFE Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3207/
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"H.R. 3207: LIFE Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3207/.
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H.R. 3207, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3207/.
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[H.R. 3207: LIFE Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3207/)
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