HR 49
109th Congress
House
Education
Academic performance
Agriculture and Food
Child development
Child health
Child nutrition
Communication in medicine
Eating disorders
Economics and Public Finance
Educational statistics
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Families
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Health education
Higher education
Eating Disorders Awareness, Prevention, and Education Act of 2005
Introduced: January 4, 2005
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 9, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Feb 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jan 4, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Eating Disorders Awareness, Prevention, and Education Act of 2005 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the use of innovative assistance funds for programs to: (1) improve identification of students with eating disorders; (2) increase awareness of such disorders among parents and students; and (3) train educators with respect to effective eating disorder prevention and assistance methods.
Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to broadcast public service announcements to improve public awareness, and to promote the identification and prevention, of eating disorders.
Requires the National Center for Education Statistics and the National Center for Health Statistics to: (1) study the impact eating disorders have on educational advancement and achievement; (2) report on current State and local programs to educate youth on the dangers of eating disorders; and (3) recommend Federal, State, and local measures that could be undertaken.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Cosponsors
1