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HR 2515 114th Congress House

Anna Westin Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to eating disorders, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightConsumer affairsDigestive and metabolic diseasesDrug, alcohol, tobacco use
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Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationMarketing and advertisingMedical educationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthNutrition and dietTeaching, teachers, curriculaWomen's health
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 3, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
May 22, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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.
May 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 3, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Anna Westin Act of 2015

This bill requires the Office on Women's Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to revise, promote, and make freely available the BodyWise Handbook and BodyWorks obesity prevention program. The handbook must include information about eating disorders relating to males as well as females.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants: (1) to integrate training on eating disorders into existing curricula for health, mental health, and public health professionals; and (2) to states, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and educational institutions for seminars for school personnel on eating disorders and to make resources available to individuals affected by eating disorders.

The National Institute of Mental Health must make public service announcements on eating disorders.

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and Internal Revenue Code to prohibit health insurance coverage from permanently excluding a particular condition from mental health or substance use disorder benefits. Mental health and substance use disorder benefits include residential treatment.

The Federal Trade Commission must submit to Congress a report that contains a strategy and recommendations to reduce the use in advertising of images that have been altered to change the physical characteristics of the individuals depicted.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 39
All 39 Democratic 25 Republican 5
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 7, 2016
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 16, 2016
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 19, 2016
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Apr 19, 2016
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 12, 2016
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 29, 2016
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 26, 2016
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 26, 2016
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2016
Jenkins, Evan
· Feb 23, 2016
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 23, 2016
Gowdy, Trey
· Feb 11, 2016
Comstock, Barbara
· Feb 10, 2016
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Feb 10, 2016
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 2, 2016
Harper, Gregg
· Feb 2, 2016
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Dec 15, 2015
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 8, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Dec 8, 2015
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 8, 2015
Rothfus, Keith
· Dec 1, 2015
Curbelo, Carlos
· Nov 17, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 16, 2015
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 4, 2015
Rooney, Thomas
· Nov 3, 2015
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 2, 2015
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Oct 28, 2015
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Oct 28, 2015
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Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 23, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 22, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Oct 16, 2015
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Chu, Judy
California · Sep 30, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Sep 18, 2015
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 15, 2015
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 31, 2015
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 21, 2015
Young, David
· Jul 21, 2015
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2515: Anna Westin Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2515/
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"H.R. 2515: Anna Westin Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2515/.
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H.R. 2515, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2515/.
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