Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Nutrition and diet

Bill Introduced: S.954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

2013-05-13T20:00:00Z

An original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.130 A resolution designating the week of May 1 through May 7, 2013, as "National Physical Education and Sport Week".

2013-05-06T20:00:00Z

A resolution designating the week of May 1 through May 7, 2013, as "National Physical Education and Sport Week".

Bill Introduced: H.R.1783 School Food Modernization Act

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities, training school food service personnel, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.852 Veterans' Health Promotion Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to improve health care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs by increasing access to complementary and alternative medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1616 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.762 A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1657 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1572 Stopping Taxpayer Outlays for Propaganda Act

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To prohibit the use of Federal money for print, radio, television or any other media advertisement, campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1503 No Hungry Kids Act

2013-04-10T20:00:00Z

To repeal a certain rule relating to nutrition standards in the national school lunch and school breakfast programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1500 Nutrition Education Act

2013-04-10T20:00:00Z

To amend section 9A of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that local school wellness policies include a requirement that students receive 50 hours of school nutrition education per school year.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1510 SNAP Improvement Act of 2013

2013-04-10T20:00:00Z

To improve and extend certain nutrition programs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1515 21st Century Global Health Technology Act

2013-04-10T20:00:00Z

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to codify the cooperative agreement, known as the Health Technologies program, under which the United States Agency for International Development supports the development of technologies for global health, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.678 Growing Opportunities for Agriculture and Responding to Markets Act of 2013

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a program to provide loans for local farms, ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and nutrition, reduce energy consumption, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.143 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the school breakfast program.

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the school breakfast program.

Bill Introduced: S.679 Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to promote local and regional farm and food systems, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1414 Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

To promote local and regional farm and food systems, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1355 State Nutrition Assistance Flexibility Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To replace certain Federal nutrition programs with a block grant to the States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1303 School Nutrition Flexibility Act

2013-03-19T20:00:00Z

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1249 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

To amend section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1257 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2013

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes.