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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
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Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of National Wear Red Day. 1/31/2007--Introduced. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Wear Red Day. Encourages: (1) Americans nationwide to wear red on that day to show support for women's heart disease awareness; (2) all American women to embrace the goals of The Heart Truth campaign and take action to modify, prevent, and control their risk factors for heart disease; and (3) all Americans to exercise regularly and maintain a healthy weight, develop good eating habits, avoid tobacco, drugs, and excessive alcohol, and have regular checkups to take advantage of screenings that can detect heart disease-related problems early. Reaffirms our nation's commitment to fighting heart disease by promoting awareness about its causes, risks, and prevention and by promoting new education programs, supporting research, and expanding access to medical treatment.
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Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month. 2/28/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the goals and ideals of American Heart Month. Reaffirms our nation's commitment to fighting heart disease by promoting awareness about its causes, risks, and prevention and by promoting new education programs, supporting research, and expanding access to medical treatment. Encourages every American to exercise regularly and maintain a healthy weight, develop good eating habits, avoid tobacco, drugs, and excessive alcohol, and have regular checkups to take advantage of screenings that can detect heart-disease related problems early.
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Latest Action: 01/05/2007 - Considered as unfinished business. Bill TextAdopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress. 1/5/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Title I: Adoption of Rules of One Hundred Ninth Congress - (Sec. 101) Adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 109th Congress as the Rules for the 110th Congress, with amendments. Title II: Ethics - (Sec. 202) Amends Rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) to prohibit Members, with the intent to influence on the basis of partisan political affiliation an employment decision or practice of private entities, from: (1) taking or withholding, or offering or threatening to to take or withhold, an official act; or (2) influencing, or offering or threatening to influence, the official act of another. (Sec. 203) Amends Rule [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/10/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Bill TextTo ensure that Federal emergency management funds are not used for crisis counseling, recreation, or self esteem building classes or instruction. 1/9/2007--Introduced. Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ensure that no disaster relief funds are used for any type of crisis counseling, recreation, or self esteem building classes or instruction.
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Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 110-49. Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the Head Start Act, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Head Start for School Readiness Act - Amends the Head Start Act (the Act) to revise and reauthorize Head Start programs. (Sec. 2) Includes children's growth in language, preliteracy, premathematics, emotional, and physical skills among the aims of Head Start programs. (Sec. 3) Includes community-based organizations and financial literacy training within the definitions of Head Start delegate agencies and family literacy services, respectively. Adds definitions of Head Start deficiencies, homeless children, institutions of higher education, interrater reliability, limited English proficient (LEP) children, and unresolved areas of noncompliance. Removes Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau from the list of program participants. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/14/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1966-1967) Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women and children. 2/14/2007--Introduced. Community Health Workers Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to promote positive health behaviors for women and children in target populations, especially racial and ethnic minority women and children in medically underserved communities. Permits such funds to be used to support community health workers to: (1) educate, guide, and provide outreach regarding health problems among women and children, especially among racial and ethnic minority women and children; (2) educate, guide, and provide experiential learning opportunities that target behavioral risk factors, including poor nutrition and tobacco use; (3) educate and guide regarding effective strategies to promote positive health behaviors within the family; (4) educate and provide [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2075-2076) Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and public health, and for other purposes. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services: (1) to develop and implement a National Arthritis Action Plan; and (2) acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to conduct, support, and promote the coordination of arthritis and other rheumatic diseases research. Requires the Secretary to award grants to: (1) support arthritis-specific research projects at the Centers for Prevention Research by the CDC; (2) support state comprehensive arthritis control and prevention programs and public health surveillance, prevention, and control activities; and (3) assist in the implementation of a national strategy for arthritis control and prevention. Requires the Secretary to coordinate a national [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4182-4183) Bill TextA bill to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Public Health Service Act to set standards for medical diagnostic equipment and to establish a program for promoting good health, disease prevention, and wellness and for the prevention of secondary conditions for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to issue and periodically review standards setting forth the minimum technical criteria for medical diagnostic equipment used in medical settings, to ensure that such equipment: (1) is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; and (2) allows independent entry to, use of, and exit from the equipment by such individuals to the maximum extent possible. Applies such standards to examination tables and chairs, weight scales, mammography equipment,[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo reduce childhood obesity, and for other purposes. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Stop Obesity in Schools Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategy to reduce childhood obesity that: (1) provides for the reduction of childhood obesity rates by 10% by the year 2011; (2) addresses short-term and long-term solutions; (3) identifies how the federal government can work effectively with entities to implement the strategy; and (4) includes measures to identify and overcome obstacles.Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) make matching grants to local educational agencies to reduce childhood obesity by adopting wellness policies and anti-obesity initiatives; (2) arrange for the evaluation of a wide variety of existing programs designed to prevent obesity in children and adolescents to determine their effectiveness, factors contributing to their effectiveness, and the feasibility of [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. 5/6/2008--Introduced. Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) conduct, coordinate, and support research and other activities with respect to pre-diabetes and diabetes in minority populations; and (2) conduct and support programs to treat diabetes in minority populations.Requires the Director of NIH, through the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, to provide for: (1) health care professionals' mentoring; and (2) minority health professionals' participation in diabetes-focused [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2298) Bill TextPermitting active duty members of the Armed Forces who are assigned to a Congressional liaison office of the Armed Forces at the House of Representatives to obtain membership in the exercise facility established for employees of the House of Representatives. 4/15/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 14, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Permits any active duty member of the Armed Forces who is assigned to a congressional liaison office of the Armed Forces at the House of Representatives to obtain membership in the exercise facility established for House employees in the same manner as such individuals and in accordance with such regulations as the Committee on House Administration may promulgate.
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Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Date of scheduled consideration. SR-253. 10:00 a.m. Bill TextRecognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation. 5/21/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Recognizes that increased and safe bicycle use for transportation and recreation is in the national interest of the United States. Supports policies that increase bicycle use. Encourages the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide leadership and coordination by reestablishing the federal bicycle task force to include representatives from all relevant federal agencies.
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Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextUrging health care providers to engage in a strong program to prevent, detect, and treat diabetes, including through the use of a treatment regimen that includes certain minimum clinical practice recommendations, including measurements of body weight and other associated risk factors. 11/15/2007--Introduced. Encourages health care providers to reduce the rate of occurrence of diabetes and its complications by engaging in a program to prevent, detect, and treat the disease, including through the use of: (1) a treatment regimen that includes minimum clinical practice recommendations published by the American Diabetes Association on January 1, 2007; and (2) measurements of body weight and other risk factors. Commends U.S. health care providers for their commitment to countering the diabetes epidemic.
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Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. Agreed to without objection. Bill TextTo amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. 11/1/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 25, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Makes the amendments made by this Act effective on October 1, 2007, regardless of whether final regulations have been promulgated to carry them out. Allows certain state plans under titles XIX (Medicaid) or XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) (also known as SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) that require state legislation to meet additional requirements imposed by this Act additional time to make required plan changes. Sets forth a contingent effective date for CHIP funding for FY2008. Title [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/13/2007 - Mrs. Capps moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended. Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of Children's Health Month. 11/13/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Children's Health Month. Reaffirms our nation's commitment to providing access to health care, ensuring preventative care, seeking cures for debilitating diseases and chronic conditions, and promoting healthy living habits for America's children. Salutes: (1) health care professionals who provide care and treatment for childhood illnesses; and (2) officials who protect children from environmental health and safety risks and who educate parents, schools, and communities about health risks for children. Encourages states, territories, and possessions of the United States to educate children about healthy living habits when they are young.
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Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Bill TextTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to enable local educational agencies to use amounts received from the Fund for the Improvement of Education for innovative programs to increase learning in nutrition and exercise. 10/4/2007--Introduced. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies to use amounts received under part A (Innovative Programs) of title V for programs to increase nutrition and exercise education that focuses on illness prevention and is provided in classroom or after school settings.
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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: 09/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1832) Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward the goal of significantly reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity among individuals in the United States. 9/7/2007--Introduced. Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise (LIFE) Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to carry out a national program to conduct and support activities regarding individuals who are overweight or obese in order to make progress toward the goal of significantly reducing obesity in the United States. Requires such activities to include: (1) training health professionals; (2) educating the public; and (3) developing and demonstrating intervention strategies for use at worksites and in community settings.
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Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Public Health Service Act to set standards for medical diagnostic equipment and to establish a program for promoting good health, disease prevention, and wellness and for the prevention of secondary conditions for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes. 8/1/2007--Introduced. Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to issue and periodically review standards setting forth the minimum technical criteria for medical diagnostic equipment used in medical settings, to ensure that such equipment: (1) is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; and (2) allows independent entry to, use of, and exit from the equipment by such individuals to the maximum extent possible. Applies such standards to examination tables and chairs, weight scales, mammography equipment, x-ray [...] show full description
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