HRES185Referred to Committee
Recognizing the need of Congress to prevent, address, and treat obesity as a disease in the United States on this World Obesity Day, March 4, 2025.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-03-04
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HRES
ⓘType
Sponsor

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Democrat · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 98.3% (472 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/C001127
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-03-04
Previously
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-04
Plain-English Summary
This resolution supports the urgent need to prevent, treat, and address obesity as a disease on World Obesity Day.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Health
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