{"id":"10a5a996-55db-418c-8f36-adc8f0df172a","feedVisibility":"normal","congress":119,"billType":"hr","billNumber":5224,"title":"Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2025","displayTitle":"Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2025","abstract":"Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2025 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in coordination with the Administration for Children and Families, to award grants to nonprofits, institutions of higher education, or consortia of these entities to promote healthy eating and physical activity and address food insecurity among children from birth through age five in early care and education settings.","displaySummary":"<p><strong>YVN Summary</strong></p>\n\n<p>If your child under 6 is in childcare, Head Start, or pre-K, their caregivers could get training on healthy food and active play. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would give 5-year grants to nonprofits and colleges with child health know-how. Those groups would coach childcare workers. They would help states connect child care programs to food and nutrition help. They would also test new ways to curb child hunger and weight gain.\n\nThe bill allows up to $5 million a year from 2026 through 2030. It adds $1.7 million in 2026 to track how states are doing. Before any grants go out, the CDC must hire an outside group to check that grantees follow the rules. That group would also measure results. Grantees must work with partners in both rural and city areas. The CDC would report the results to Congress within a year after the programs end.</p>","status":"COMMITTEE_CONSIDERATION","topics":["HEALTHCARE"],"introducedAt":"2025-09-09T00:00:00+00:00","latestActionAt":"2025-09-09T00:00:00+00:00","congressGovUrl":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5224","accountabilityFlags":{"transparency_accountability":["↑ Outside check on grant results — required before money goes out"]},"tldr":"Childcare, Head Start, and pre-K staff could get CDC-funded training on healthy food and active play for kids under 6","summaryStandard":"v2","flagExplainers":{"transparency_accountability":["Before giving out any grants, the CDC must hire an outside group. It would check that each grantee follows the rules and measure what the programs achieve."]},"flagValence":{"transparency_accountability":["good"]},"needsResummary":false,"displaySummaryHtml":null,"rawStatusText":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.","chamber":"HOUSE","policyArea":"Health","legislativeSubjects":[],"lawStatus":null,"lawNumber":null,"latestActionText":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.","latestTextVersion":"Introduced in House","textVersionUsed":null,"dateAdded":"2026-10-21T00:00:00+00:00","summarizedAt":"2026-10-23T18:14:45+00:00","recordId":"10a5a996-55db-418c-8f36-adc8f0df172a","feedIdentityKey":"119/hr/5224","websiteBillId":"HR-5224","yourvoiceSummary":"If your child under 6 is in childcare, Head Start, or pre-K, their caregivers could get training on healthy food and active play. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would give 5-year grants to nonprofits and colleges with child health know-how. Those groups would coach childcare workers. They would help states connect child care programs to food and nutrition help. They would also test new ways to curb child hunger and weight gain.\n\nThe bill allows up to $5 million a year from 2026 through 2030. It adds $1.7 million in 2026 to track how states are doing. Before any grants go out, the CDC must hire an outside group to check that grantees follow the rules. That group would also measure results. Grantees must work with partners in both rural and city areas. The CDC would report the results to Congress within a year after the programs end.","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T01:42:27.255929+00:00"}