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HR 1953 115th Congress House

Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 5, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017

This bill allows coverage, under Medicare, of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity furnished by providers other than primary care physicians and practitioners.

Additionally, it allows coverage under Medicare's prescription drug benefit of drugs used for the treatment of obesity or for weight loss management for individuals who are overweight.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 101
All 101 Democratic 50 Republican 22
R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Oct 23, 2018
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 5, 2018
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 5, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Aug 14, 2018
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 10, 2018
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 22, 2018
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 20, 2018
Lance, Leonard
· Jun 20, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 5, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jun 5, 2018
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 5, 2018
Collins, Chris
· Apr 12, 2018
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 12, 2018
Hurd, Will
· Apr 11, 2018
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 19, 2018
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Mar 14, 2018
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Mar 13, 2018
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Feb 26, 2018
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 25, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Jan 18, 2018
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 5, 2018
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 30, 2017
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Nov 28, 2017
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 28, 2017
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Nov 15, 2017
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Nov 14, 2017
Costello, Ryan
· Nov 7, 2017
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Oct 31, 2017
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Oct 26, 2017
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Oct 25, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 23, 2017
Esty, Elizabeth
· Oct 12, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 11, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· Oct 5, 2017
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Oct 5, 2017
BRADY, ROBERT
· Oct 4, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 4, 2017
Conaway, K.
· Oct 4, 2017
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 28, 2017
Holding, George
· Sep 28, 2017
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 28, 2017
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 28, 2017
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Sep 28, 2017
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Sep 27, 2017
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Sep 27, 2017
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Sep 5, 2017
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 28, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jul 17, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 11, 2017
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