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HR 3130 108th Congress House Education Child health Elementary and secondary education Families Health Informed consent (Medical law) Law Parent and child Parent-school relationships Physical examinations Preschool education School health programs

To amend the Head Start Act to require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations.

Introduced: September 30, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Sep 17, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 17, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Head Start Act to require Head Start agencies to obtain written parental consent before administration of any non-emergency intrusive physical examination of a child in connection with participation in a Head Start program.

What's happening now October 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1699 Identical bill A bill to amend the Head Start Act to require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 17, 2003
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 8, 2003
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Sep 30, 2003
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Sep 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3130: To amend the Head Start Act to require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3130/
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"H.R. 3130: To amend the Head Start Act to require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3130/.
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