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HR 1634 115th Congress House

EAT for Health Act of 2017

Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue to Federal agencies guidelines for developing procedures and requirements relating to certain pr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue to Federal agencies guidelines for developing procedures and requirements relating to certain primary care Federal health professionals completing continuing medical education on nutrition and to require Federal agencies to submit annual reports relating to such guidelines, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 20, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversight
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Department of Health and Human ServicesDigestive and metabolic diseasesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnelHealth promotion and preventive careMedical educationNursingNutrition and diet
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 20, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Education and Training for Health Act of 2017 or the EAT for Health Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidelines to federal agencies to ensure that federal, full time primary care health professionals have continuing education relating to nutrition. Agencies must annually report information including the extent to which they have adopted and encouraged the guidelines.

The continuing education must: (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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Oct 5, 2018
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Garamendi, John
California · Mar 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1634: EAT for Health Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1634/
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"H.R. 1634: EAT for Health Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1634/.
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H.R. 1634, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1634/.
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