H.R. 4818 · 118th Congress

Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023

Introduced on Jul 20, 2023 by Brad R. Wenstrup (R-OH-2). 120 cosponsors, 91 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 27, 2024): Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-959, Part I.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jul 20, 2023
Cosponsors
120
91 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health personnel
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Medical research
  • Medicare
  • Mental health
  • Nutrition and diet
  • Physical fitness and lifestyle
  • Prescription drugs

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Brad R. WenstrupR-OH-2Sponsor

Democrats · 91

Republicans · 29

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jul 20, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jul 20, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jul 20, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jul 20, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Jul 21, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  6. Jun 27, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Jun 27, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 4.
  8. Dec 27, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-959, Part I.
  9. Dec 27, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-959, Part I.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. NOVO NORDISK INC.24 reports
  2. ELI LILLY AND COMPANY17 reports
    Federal contractor: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY$286.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. HealthCare Institute of New Jersey11 reports
    $547.3K reported (all issues)
  4. Lilly USA, LLC11 reports
    $700K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE LILLY COMPANYAI match · 97%
  5. Association of Black Cardiologists9 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  6. American Psychological Association Services Inc.(FKA American Psychological Assn7 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION$710.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  7. CHRONIC CARE POLICY ALLIANCE6 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)
  8. ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (FORMERLY AS AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION)5 reports
    $155K reported (all issues)
  9. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)5 reports
    $14.2M reported (all issues)
  10. AMGEN INC.5 reports
    $15.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMGEN INC.AI match · 99%
  11. BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION5 reports
    $5.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ANIMAL HEALTH USA INC$3.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  12. Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC5 reports
    $430K reported (all issues)
  13. Gerontological Society of America5 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  14. KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.5 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTONAI match · 97%
  15. NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION5 reports
    $605K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION, INCAI match · 100%
  16. National Taxpayers Union5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  17. Health Equity Coalition for Chronic Disease4 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)
  18. ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY3 reports
    $750K reported (all issues)
  19. American Nephrology Nurses Association3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  20. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association3 reports
    $5.1M reported (all issues)
  21. CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.3 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  22. MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC3 reports
    $760K reported (all issues)
  23. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA3 reports
    $21.4M reported (all issues)
  24. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN2 reports
    $538.2K reported (all issues)
  25. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.2 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)
  26. International Health Racquet & Sportsclub Association2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  27. AARP1 report
    $5.2M reported (all issues)
  28. AFL-CIO1 report
    $560K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  29. American Medical Association1 report
    $5.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  30. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.1 report
    $5,000 reported (all issues)
  31. GSK (fka GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.)1 report
    $920K reported (all issues)
  32. Healthcare Leadership Council1 report
    $130K reported (all issues)
  33. IHRSA - the Global Health and Fitness Association1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.