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HR 8964 117th Congress House Health

EAT for Health Act of 2022

Introduced: September 22, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 23, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 22, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Education and Training for Health Act of 2022 or the EAT for Health Act of 2022

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidelines to federal agencies to ensure that federal, full time primary care health professionals have continuing education relating to nutrition. Agencies must annually report information including the extent to which they have adopted and encouraged the guidelines.

The continuing education must: (1) include content on the role of nutrition in the prevention, management, and reversal of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or cancer; and (2) meet requirements for continuing medical education or continuing education by medical or nurse practitioner professional organizations or certified accrediting bodies.

What's happening now September 23, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1