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Titles (1)

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
03/05/2019Introduced in House

All Actions (5)

Date All Actions
03/06/2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce
03/05/2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
03/05/2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
03/05/2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Action By: Committee on Ways and Means
03/05/2019Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (169)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]* 03/05/2019
Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]* 03/05/2019
Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]* 03/05/2019
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]* 03/05/2019
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]* 03/05/2019
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]* 03/05/2019
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]* 03/05/2019
Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23]* 03/05/2019
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] 03/21/2019
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] 03/21/2019
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] 03/21/2019
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] 03/21/2019
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] 04/02/2019
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] 04/02/2019
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] 04/02/2019
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] 04/02/2019
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] 04/09/2019
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] 04/09/2019
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] 04/09/2019
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] 04/12/2019
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] 04/12/2019
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] 04/12/2019
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] 04/12/2019
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] 04/12/2019
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] 04/12/2019
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] 04/12/2019
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] 04/12/2019
Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] 04/18/2019
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] 04/18/2019
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] 04/18/2019
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] 04/25/2019
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] 04/25/2019
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] 04/25/2019
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] 04/25/2019
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] 04/30/2019
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] 04/30/2019
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] 04/30/2019
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] 04/30/2019
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] 04/30/2019
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] 04/30/2019
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] 04/30/2019
Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] 05/02/2019
Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] 05/02/2019
Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] 05/02/2019
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] 05/07/2019
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] 05/07/2019
Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] 05/07/2019
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] 05/07/2019
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] 05/07/2019
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] 05/07/2019
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] 05/07/2019
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] 05/09/2019
Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] 05/09/2019
Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] 05/09/2019
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] 05/09/2019
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] 05/10/2019
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] 05/10/2019
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] 05/10/2019
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] 05/14/2019
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] 05/16/2019
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] 05/16/2019
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] 05/16/2019
Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] 05/16/2019
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] 05/16/2019
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] 05/21/2019
Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] 05/21/2019
Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] 05/21/2019
Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] 05/21/2019
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] 05/22/2019
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] 05/22/2019
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] 05/30/2019
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] 05/30/2019
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] 05/30/2019
Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] 05/30/2019
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] 05/30/2019
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] 06/05/2019
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] 06/05/2019
Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] 06/05/2019
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] 06/05/2019
Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29] 06/11/2019
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] 06/13/2019
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] 06/18/2019
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] 06/25/2019
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] 06/27/2019
Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] 06/27/2019
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] 07/09/2019
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] 07/09/2019
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] 07/09/2019
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] 07/09/2019
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] 07/09/2019
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] 07/09/2019
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] 07/09/2019
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] 07/10/2019
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] 07/10/2019
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] 07/10/2019
Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] 07/10/2019
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] 07/10/2019
Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] 07/12/2019
Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] 07/12/2019
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] 07/12/2019
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] 07/15/2019
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] 07/15/2019
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] 07/15/2019
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] 07/15/2019
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] 07/15/2019
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] 07/18/2019
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] 07/18/2019
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] 07/18/2019
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] 07/18/2019
Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] 07/23/2019
Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] 07/23/2019
Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] 07/25/2019
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] 07/25/2019
Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] 07/25/2019
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] 07/30/2019
Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] 07/30/2019
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] 08/02/2019
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] 08/06/2019
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] 08/06/2019
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] 08/23/2019
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] 08/30/2019
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] 09/06/2019
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] 09/06/2019
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] 09/10/2019
Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] 09/10/2019
Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-3] 09/17/2019
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] 09/19/2019
Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] 09/19/2019
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] 09/19/2019
Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] 09/25/2019
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] 09/26/2019
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] 10/04/2019
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] 10/04/2019
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] 10/11/2019
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] 10/18/2019
Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] 10/18/2019
Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] 10/22/2019
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] 10/29/2019
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] 11/08/2019
Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] 11/08/2019
Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] 11/08/2019
Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] 11/08/2019
Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] 11/19/2019
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] 11/26/2019
Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9] 12/05/2019
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] 12/06/2019
Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] 12/06/2019
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] 12/09/2019
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] 12/17/2019
Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] 12/17/2019
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] 12/17/2019
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] 12/19/2019
Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] 01/07/2020
Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] 01/13/2020
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] 01/29/2020
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] 02/04/2020
Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] 02/04/2020
Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3] 02/05/2020
Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] 02/07/2020
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] 02/13/2020
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] 02/25/2020
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] 02/27/2020
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] 03/09/2020
Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] 03/09/2020
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] 03/13/2020
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] 05/14/2020
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] 06/15/2020
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] 06/15/2020
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] 11/02/2020

Committees (2)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Energy and Commerce03/05/2019 Referred to
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health03/06/2019 Referred to
House Ways and Means03/05/2019 Referred to
House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health03/05/2019 Referred to

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Introduced in House (03/05/2019)

Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2019

This bill expands Medicare coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity. Specifically, the bill allows coverage for therapy that is provided by (1) a physician who is not a primary care physician; or (2) other health care providers (e.g., physician assistants and nurse practitioners) and approved counseling programs, if provided upon a referral from, and in coordination with, a physician or primary care practitioner. Currently, such therapy is covered only if provided by a primary care practitioner.

The bill also allows coverage under Medicare's prescription drug benefit of drugs used for the treatment of obesity or for weight loss management for individuals who are overweight.