HR9314-118

Introduced

To 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.

118th Congress Introduced Aug 6, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Agriculture, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HD7C35F4E52BB45CDBBF9821C36137E1E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Healthier Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise Act of 2024 or the LIFE Act of 2024.
  • Section H1C86D968644445C2A319620CE4117C28: 2. Reduction in prevalence of overweight and obesity Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after...
  • Section H43F39DD5A8414770B8B0AD89A2195BF0: 317W. Reduction in prevalence of overweight and obesity The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Agriculture, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Agriculture Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Aug 6, 2024

Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Agriculture Transportation
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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