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HR 8964 117th Congress House

EAT for Health Act of 2022

Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue to Federal agencies guidelines for developing procedures and requirements relating to certain pr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue to Federal agencies guidelines for developing procedures and requirements relating to certain primary care Federal health professionals completing continuing medical education on nutrition and to require Federal agencies to submit annual reports relating to such guidelines, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 22, 2022 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Latest action September 23, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 22, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8964: EAT for Health Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8964/
MLA
"H.R. 8964: EAT for Health Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8964/.
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H.R. 8964, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8964/.
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[H.R. 8964: EAT for Health Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8964/)
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