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S 2726 115th Congress Senate Health Child care and development Child health Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Nutrition and diet Preschool education

Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2018

Introduced: April 23, 2018 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Apr 23, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 23, 2018
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Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Administration for Children and Families, to award grants to promote healthy eating and physical activity among children under six years old in early care and education settings.

HHS must track the obesity prevention policies and practices of early care and education programs.

What's happening now April 23, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6586 Related bill Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2018
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Apr 23, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2726: Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2726/
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"S. 2726: Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2726/.
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