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HR 3197 111th Congress House

Kids With Healthy Hearts Act of 2009

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to conduct demonstration projects to screen the blood pressure of children in kindergarten through grade 6.

Introduced: July 30, 2009 See on congress.gov
Education Cardiovascular and respiratory healthChild healthEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 14, 2009
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kids with Healthy Hearts Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make five grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to conduct demonstration projects to screen children in kindergarten through grade six for high blood pressure.

Requires screening programs, subject to parental consent, to screen children every six months during the school year, but to screen children one month after their initial screening if they fall in the 95th percentile or above for students with high blood pressure.

Requires grantees to provide parents of children who remain in such range after their second screening with: (1) referrals to health care providers for consultations about high blood pressure; and (2) written information from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding hypertension risks and lifestyle changes related to diet and exercise that can improve overall health.

Directs the Secretary to give grant preference to at least one LEA serving a high percentage of Native American, Latino, or African-American students.

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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 30, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3197: Kids With Healthy Hearts Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3197/
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"H.R. 3197: Kids With Healthy Hearts Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3197/.
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