US Congress House Bill 2795 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Introduced on September 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-10-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fit for LIFE Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to expand the offering of fruits and vegetables in low-income communities through supermarkets. Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to: (1) expand programs to include the provision of free fresh fruits and vegetables in secondary schools, child care centers, and family child care homes; (2) expand summer food service programs for children; and (3) establish a program providing nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program to enable local and tribal governments to conduct a food security assessment. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of HHS to establish programs to reduce and prevent obesity in children. Requires the Secretaries of Education and HHS to award grants for health and fitness programs in secondary schools in low-income communities. Requires the Secretary of HHS to award grants to states for a community navigator program. Expands coverage of obesity treatment and prevention programs and services in federal programs. Establishes the National Commission on Child Obesity. Sets forth grant programs to increase physical activity in low-income communities and schools and prevent childhood obesity.

Fit for Life Act of 2011

Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-10-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
2011-09-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
2011-09-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2011-09-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
2011-09-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
2011-09-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-09-06	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2011-09-06	House	Referred to House Financial Services
2011-09-06	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-09-06	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2011-09-06	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-09-06	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2011-09-06	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-09-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HB2817 (Related) 2011-11-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2795/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2795/BILLS-112hr2795ih.pdf