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HRES 840 114th Congress House

Expressing support for designation of the week of October 30 through November 5, 2016, as "National Obesity Care Week".

Introduced: September 21, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health Commemorative events and holidaysHealth promotion and preventive careNutrition and diet
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Jul 25, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 25, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 25, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses support for the designation of National Obesity Care Week.

Encourages open communication to break barriers of misunderstanding and stigma regarding obesity and to improve the lives of individuals affected by obesity and their families.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 536 Related bill A resolution proclaiming the week of October 30 through November 5, 2016, as "National Obesity Care Week".
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 21, 2016
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 20, 2016
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 9, 2016
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 6, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 840: Expressing support for designation of the week of October 30 through November 5, 2016, as "National Obesity Care Week".. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-840/
MLA
"H. Res. 840: Expressing support for designation of the week of October 30 through November 5, 2016, as "National Obesity Care Week".." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-840/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 840, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-840/.
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[H. Res. 840: Expressing support for designation of the week of October 30 through November 5, 2016, as "National Obesity Care Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-840/)
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