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Latest Action: 02/06/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to community-based organizations and local redevelopment agencies operating in low-income communities to promote increased access to and consumption of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and other healthy foods among residents of such communities, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Healthy Foods for Healthy Living Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to community-based organizations and local redevelopment agencies operating in low-income communities to: (1) assist in purchasing appropriate equipment or in hiring and training personnel to expand the inventory of fresh fruits and vegetables or other healthy food alternatives available for residents of a low-income community; and (2) carry out related consumer education and outreach activities. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to cover additional primary and preventive services relating [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Budgets, Child nutrition, Children, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Executive departments, Exercise, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Food, Food service, Government information, Government paperwork, Higher education, Indian education, Indians, Law, Minorities, Minority education, Performance measurement, Physical education and training, School lunch program, School personnel, Secondary education, Sports, Standards, Teacher education, Welfare
Latest Action: 09/18/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill TextA bill to establish nutrition and physical education standards for schools. 9/18/2007--Introduced. Back to School: Improving Standards for Nutrition and Physical Education in Schools Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to revise the standards that set a minimal nutritional value for competitive foods and beverages (sold outside of the federally-funded school lunch and breakfast programs) so that they are consistent with those described in a report of the Institute of Medicine (Institute) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), dated April 25, 2007. Applies such standards to all competitive foods and beverages sold on school campuses during the school day. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to arrange for the Institute to develop recommendations, every five years, for updating such standards so they reflect the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and scientific knowledge. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, after [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill TextTo restore the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations on marketing and advertising to children. 5/10/2007--Introduced. Children's Health Federal Trade Commission Authority Restoration Act - Repeals Federal Trade Commission Act provisions denying the FTC authority to promulgate any rule in children's advertising proceedings on the basis of a determination that such advertising constitutes an unfair act or practice in or affecting commerce.
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Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Bill TextTo provide for the Secretary of Education to study and report on the marketing of foods and beverages in middle and high schools. 7/19/2007--Introduced. Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to study and report to the Congress on the marketing of food and beverages in middle and high schools. Requires such study to assess the nutritional quality of such foods, the media through which they are marketed to children in such schools, and mechanisms that regulate such marketing. Directs the Secretary to collaborate in the conduct of such study with the Division of Adolescent and School Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Latest Action: 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture. Bill TextTo establish the Orange Juice Promotion and Production Improvements Trust Fund. 1/29/2008--Introduced. Establishes within the Treasury the Orange Juice Promotion and Production Improvements Trust Fund in order to provide grants to U.S. entities for the generic promotion of orange juice in the U.S. market. Requires such grants to be made only to entities that themselves provide funds on a matching basis.
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Latest Action: 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture. Bill TextTo establish the Orange Juice Promotion and Production Improvements Trust Fund. 1/29/2008--Introduced. Establishes within the Treasury the Orange Juice Promotion and Production Improvements Trust Fund in order to provide grants to U.S. entities for the generic promotion of orange juice in the U.S. market. Requires such grants to be made only to entities that themselves provide funds on a matching basis.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Budgets, Child nutrition, Children, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Executive departments, Exercise, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Food, Food service, Government information, Government paperwork, Higher education, Indian education, Indians, Law, Minorities, Minority education, Performance measurement, Physical education and training, School lunch program, School personnel, Secondary education, Sports, Standards, Teacher education, Welfare
Latest Action: 09/18/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill TextA bill to establish nutrition and physical education standards for schools. 9/18/2007--Introduced. Back to School: Improving Standards for Nutrition and Physical Education in Schools Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to revise the standards that set a minimal nutritional value for competitive foods and beverages (sold outside of the federally-funded school lunch and breakfast programs) so that they are consistent with those described in a report of the Institute of Medicine (Institute) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), dated April 25, 2007. Applies such standards to all competitive foods and beverages sold on school campuses during the school day. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to arrange for the Institute to develop recommendations, every five years, for updating such standards so they reflect the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and scientific knowledge. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, after [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Business, Child health, Child nutrition, Children, Congressional reporting requirements, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Food, Food industry, Governmental investigations, Marketing, Medical care, Medicine, Secondary education
Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Bill TextTo provide for the Secretary of Education to study and report on the marketing of foods and beverages in middle and high schools. 7/19/2007--Introduced. Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to study and report to the Congress on the marketing of food and beverages in middle and high schools. Requires such study to assess the nutritional quality of such foods, the media through which they are marketed to children in such schools, and mechanisms that regulate such marketing. Directs the Secretary to collaborate in the conduct of such study with the Division of Adolescent and School Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Advertising, Business, Child health, Children, Communications, Consumer protection, Consumers, Executive departments, Federal Trade Commission, Food, Food industry, Independent regulatory commissions, Law, Marketing, Medical care, Medicine, Restrictive trade practices
Latest Action: 05/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill TextTo restore the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations on marketing and advertising to children. 5/10/2007--Introduced. Children's Health Federal Trade Commission Authority Restoration Act - Repeals Federal Trade Commission Act provisions denying the FTC authority to promulgate any rule in children's advertising proceedings on the basis of a determination that such advertising constitutes an unfair act or practice in or affecting commerce.
Also tagged in: Aged, Budgets, Business, Community health services, Consumer education, Consumers, Depressed areas, Economic policy, Exercise, Federal aid to health facilities, Food, Fruit, Grants-in-aid, Health education, Health policy, Lifestyle, Medicaid, Medical care, Medical tests, Medicare, Medicine, Milk, Nutrition, Obesity, Preventive medicine, Sports, Vegetables, Welfare
Latest Action: 02/06/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to community-based organizations and local redevelopment agencies operating in low-income communities to promote increased access to and consumption of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and other healthy foods among residents of such communities, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Healthy Foods for Healthy Living Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to community-based organizations and local redevelopment agencies operating in low-income communities to: (1) assist in purchasing appropriate equipment or in hiring and training personnel to expand the inventory of fresh fruits and vegetables or other healthy food alternatives available for residents of a low-income community; and (2) carry out related consumer education and outreach activities. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to cover additional primary and preventive services relating [...] show full description
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