S. 2407 · 118th Congress

Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023

Introduced on Jul 20, 2023 by Thomas R. Carper (D-DE). 25 cosponsors, 12 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 20, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 20, 2023
Cosponsors
25
12 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. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill 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.

Thomas R. CarperD-DESponsor

Democrats · 13

Republicans · 12

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 Senate
  2. Jul 20, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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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.21 reports
  2. ELI LILLY AND COMPANY14 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. Association of Black Cardiologists8 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  5. 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%
  6. CHRONIC CARE POLICY ALLIANCE6 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)
  7. Lilly USA, LLC6 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE LILLY COMPANYAI match · 97%
  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. Gerontological Society of America5 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  13. NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION5 reports
    $605K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION, INCAI match · 100%
  14. Health Equity Coalition for Chronic Disease4 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)
  15. ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY3 reports
    $750K reported (all issues)
  16. CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.3 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  17. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association2 reports
    $3.7M reported (all issues)
  18. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.1 report
    $5,000 reported (all issues)
  19. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN1 report
    $269.1K reported (all issues)
  20. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)
  21. Healthcare Leadership Council1 report
    $130K reported (all issues)
  22. National Health Council1 report
    $16.2K 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.