EAT for Health Act of 2017

Summary

Education and Training for Health Act of 2017 or the EAT for Health Act of 2017 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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Timeline

1. 20 March 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 March 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 March 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 March 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 20 March 2017 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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Sponsors

• Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← EAT for Health Act of 2015