# 114-hr-3772: Stop Obesity in Schools Act of 2015

114-hr-3772, Stop Obesity in Schools Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by NITA LOWEY (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3772
- Congress: 114
- Title: Stop Obesity in Schools Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Introduced: 2015-10-20
- Sponsor: NITA LOWEY (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop Obesity in Schools Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategy to reduce childhood obesity that: (1) provides for the reduction of childhood obesity rates by 10% by the year 2020; (2) addresses short-term and long-term solutions; (3) identifies how the federal government can work effectively with entities to implement the strategy; and (4) includes measures to identify and overcome obstacles. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must: (1) make matching grants to local educational agencies and tribal governments to reduce childhood obesity by adopting wellness policies and anti-obesity initiatives; (2) arrange for the evaluation of a wide variety of existing programs designed to prevent obesity in children and adolescents to determine their effectiveness, factors contributing to their effectiveness, and the feasibility of replicating the programs in other locations; and (3) make matching grants to state, local, or tribal governments, and consortia of such governments to reduce childhood obesity through establishing or expanding healthy living and wellness coordinating councils (that are charged to increase healthy living and reduce obesity in elementary and secondary schools) and supporting regional workshops.

## Cosponsors (10)

- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2015-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-2902: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2867: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-3772 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3772)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3772 (as of 2025-11-18).