HR 1170
108th Congress
House
Child Medication Safety Act of 2003
Official title: To protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering a controlled substance in order to attend school, and for other purposes.
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Passed House
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Became law
May 22, 2003
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 21, 2003
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2003
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2003
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 425 - 1 (Roll no. 203). (text: CR H4382)
May 21, 2003
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4398)
May 21, 2003
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
May 21, 2003
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1170.
May 21, 2003
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4382-4387)
May 21, 2003
Mr. Burns moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 21, 2003
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 62.
May 21, 2003
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-121.
May 15, 2003
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 15, 2003
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 15, 2003
Subcommittee on Education Reform Discharged.
May 6, 2003
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Mar 12, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E432)
Mar 11, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 11, 2003
Introduced in House
Mar 11, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1753)
Votes taken on this bill
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| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2003 | House · vote #203 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 425–1 | See who voted → |
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Plain-English summary
Child Medication Safety Act of 2003 - Requires States, as a condition of receiving funds under any program or activity administered by the Secretary of Education, to develop and implement policies and procedures prohibiting school personnel from requiring a child, as a condition of attending school or receiving services, to obtain a prescription for a controlled substance in schedule II under specified provisions of the Controlled Substances Act. (Thus prohibits school personnel from coercing children to receive, or their parents to administer, psychotropic medication.)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1170: Child Medication Safety Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1170/
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