,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #aa1     
#bjac,ms4 ,fudge 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,payne1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,thompson of 
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mrs4     
,christensen1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4        
,mc,intyre1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mrs4       
,beatty1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,ellison1   
,mr4 ,renacci1 ,mr4 ,joyce1 ,mr4        
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,kind1 ,mr4 ,watt1 ,ms4
 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,carson of         
,indiana1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,hastings of 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,ms4 ,kelly of
 ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,ms4 ,lee of 
,california1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 
,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1
 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,al    
,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4  
,jeffries1 ,ms4 ,chu1 and ,ms4          
,de,lauro7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
designation of ,september as ,national  

,childhood ,obesity ,awareness ,month4  
,whereas during the past four decades1  
obesity rates have remained high among  
all age groups1 increasing more than    
fourfold among children ages #f to #aa2 
,whereas #ca4h percent or #bd1jjj1jjj   
children and teenagers ages #b to #ai   
are obese or overweight1 a statistic    
that health and medical experts consider
 an epidemic2 ,whereas significant      
disparities exist among the obesity     
rates of children based on race and     
poverty2 for example on average #ch     
percent of ,mexican-,american children  
and #cd4i percent of ,african-,american 
children ages #b to #ai are overweight  
or obese1 compared with #cj4g percent of
 ,white children and #ci4e percent of   
low-income ,american ,indian and ,alaska
 ,native children ages #b to #e2        
,whereas the financial implications of  
childhood obesity pose a financial      
threat to our economy and health care   
system1 carrying up to #ad1jjj1jjj1jjj  
per year in direct health care cost1    

with people in the ,united ,states      
spending about #aj percent of their     
total medical costs on obesity-related  
illnesses2 ,whereas obese young people  
have an #hj-percent chance of being     
obese adults and are more likely than   
children of normal weight to become     
overweight or obese adults1 and         
therefore more at risk for associated   
adult health problems1 including heart  
disease1 type #b diabetes1 sleep apnea1 
stroke1 several types of cancer1 and    
osteoarthritis2 ,whereas in part due to 
the childhood obesity epidemic1 #a in #c
 children 7and nearly #a in #b minority 
children7 born in the year #bjjj will   
develop type #b diabetes at some point  
in their lifetime if current trends     
continue2 ,whereas some consequences of 
childhood and adolescent obesity are    
psychosocial and can hinder academic and
 social functioning and persist into    
adulthood2 ,whereas participating in    
physical activity is important for      
children and teens as it may have       

beneficial effects not only on body     
weight1 but also on blood pressure and  
bone strength2 ,whereas proper nutrition
 is important for children before birth 
and through their life span as nutrition
 has beneficial effects for health and  
body weight1 and is important in the    
prevention of various chronic diseases2 
,whereas childhood obesity is           
preventable1 yet does not appear to be  
declining2 ,whereas public1             
community-based1 and private sector     
organizations and individuals throughout
 the ,united ,states are working to     
decrease childhood obesity rates for    
people in the ,united ,states of all    
races through a range of efforts1       
including educational presentations1    
media campaigns1 ,web sites1 policies1  
healthier food options1 and greater     
opportunities for physical activity2 and
 ,whereas ,september would be an        
appropriate month to designate as       
,national ,childhood ,obesity ,awareness
 ,month to educate the public about the 

need for increased education and        
proactive steps to prevent childhood    
obesity in the ,united ,states3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
designation of ,national ,childhood     
,obesity ,awareness ,month to raise     
public awareness and mobilize the       
country to address childhood obesity2   
7#b7 recognizes the importance of       
preventing childhood obesity and        
decreasing its prevalence in the ,united
 ,states2 and  7#c7 requests that the   
,president encourage the ,federal       
,government1 ,states1 tribes and tribal 
organizations1 localities1 schools1     
nonprofit organizations1 businesses1    
other entities1 and the people of the   
,united ,states to observe the month    
with appropriate programs and activities
 with the goal of promoting healthy     
eating and physical activity and        
increasing awareness of childhood       
obesity among individuals of all ages   
and walks of life4