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Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009

Introduced: March 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 6, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Mar 6, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Mar 6, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Mar 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and make available to local educational agencies, schools, early childhood education programs, and other interested entities voluntary guidelines to develop plans for individuals to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs. Directs that such guidelines address: (1) parental obligation to provide the documentation of their child's allergies; (2) the creation of an individual food allergy management plan for each such child; (3) communication between schools or programs and emergency medical services; (4) reduction of exposure to anaphylactic causative agents; (5) food allergy management training; and (6) administration of epinephrine.

Allows the Secretary to award matching grants to assist local educational agencies in implementing such food allergy and anaphylaxis management guidelines.

What's happening now March 9, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1378: Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1378/
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"H.R. 1378: Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1378/.
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