H.R. 6402 · 112th Congress
Surveillance, Tracking, Observation, and Prevention of Obesity Act of 2012
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jim Moran
- Introduced
- 2012-09-13
- Latest action
- 2012-09-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Surveillance, Tracking, Observation, and Prevention of Obesity Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make demonstration project grants for the expansion of state registries on childhood immunization or health to include data on body mass index collected and submitted by health care providers.
Requires the Secretary to study and report on the demonstration projects, including an analysis of their effectiveness.