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HRES 142 115th Congress House Health Commemorative events and holidays Health promotion and preventive care Nutrition and diet

Expressing support for designation of the week of October 29 through November 4, 2017, as "National Obesity Care Week".

Introduced: February 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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 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.

What's happening now February 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • SRES 325 Related bill A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of October 29 through November 4, 2017, as "National Obesit…
  • SRES 63 Identical bill A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of October 29 through November 4, 2017, as "National Ob…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 12 Republican 1
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 25, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Nov 6, 2017
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Oct 24, 2017
Esty, Elizabeth
· Oct 12, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 11, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· Oct 5, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 2, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Oct 2, 2017
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Oct 2, 2017
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Oct 2, 2017
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Apr 3, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 9, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 9, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 2, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 2, 2017
Young, David
· Mar 2, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 142: Expressing support for designation of the week of October 29 through November 4, 2017, as "National Obesity Care Week".. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-142/
MLA
"H. Res. 142: Expressing support for designation of the week of October 29 through November 4, 2017, as "National Obesity Care Week".." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-142/.
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H. Res. 142, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-142/.
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[H. Res. 142: Expressing support for designation of the week of October 29 through November 4, 2017, as "National Obesity Care Week".](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-142/)
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