# 117-hr-8964: EAT for Health Act of 2022

117-hr-8964, EAT for Health Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8964
- Congress: 117
- Title: EAT for Health Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-09-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Education and Training for Health Act of 2022 or the EAT for Health Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidelines to federal agencies to ensure that federal, full time primary care health professionals have continuing education relating to nutrition. Agencies must annually report information including the extent to which they have adopted and encouraged the guidelines. The continuing education must: (1) include content on the role of nutrition in the prevention, management, and reversal of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or cancer; and (2) meet requirements for continuing medical education or continuing education by medical or nurse practitioner professional organizations or certified accrediting bodies.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8964 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8964)

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- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7791)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8404)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8964 (as of 2025-11-18).