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Better Tools for Healthy Living Act

Introduced: June 12, 2019 Introduced by: Scott, Tim Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Jun 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 12, 2019
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Better Tools for Healthy Living Act

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop, and provide technical assistance to implement, a guide on evidence-based strategies to build and maintain effective obesity-control programs for state and local health departments, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations.

What's happening now June 12, 2019

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

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  • HR 6637 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1805: Better Tools for Healthy Living Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1805/
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"S. 1805: Better Tools for Healthy Living Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1805/.
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S. 1805, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1805/.
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