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HR 5625 117th Congress House Health

Halt Obesity in America Act

Introduced: October 19, 2021 Introduced by: Jeffries, Hakeem S. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Oct 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 19, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Halt Obesity in America Act

This bill expands eligibility for the High Obesity Program, which is an obesity-reduction grant program managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for land-grant universities in states with eligible counties. Currently, an eligible county is one where the adult obesity rate is over 40%; the bill reduces that rate to 35%.

What's happening now October 20, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 18, 2022
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Mar 29, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 1, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jan 11, 2022
McKinley, David
· Oct 19, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5625: Halt Obesity in America Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5625/
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"H.R. 5625: Halt Obesity in America Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5625/.
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