HR 1170 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Child Medication Safety Act of 2003

Introduced Mar 11, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Max Burns R-GA

Latest action · May 22, 2003 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

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IntroducedMar 11, 2003
Passed HouseMay 21, 2003
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Child Medication Safety Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Requires States, as a condition of receiving funds under any program or activity administered by the Secretary of Education, to develop and implement policies and procedures prohibiting school personnel from requiring a child, as a condition of attending school or receiving services, to obtain a prescription for a controlled substance in schedule II under the Controlled Substances Act. (Thus prohibits school personnel from coercing children to receive, or their parents to administer, psychotropic medication.) Provides that nothing in such requirement shall be construed to create a Federal prohibition against teachers and other school personnel consulting or sharing classroom-based observations with parents or guardians regarding a student's academic performance or behavior in the classroom or school, or regarding the need for evaluation for special education or related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

(Sec. 4) Directs the Comptroller General to review and report on: (1) the variation among States in definitions of psychotropic medication as used in regard to State jurisdiction over public education; (2) the prescription rates of medications used in public schools to treat children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and other disorders or illnesses; (3) which such medications are listed under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA); and (4) which such medications are not listed under CSA, including their properties and effects and whether they have been considered for CSA listing.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 203	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Passed425–1	May 21, 2003

Cosponsors 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2003 to May 21, 2003; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NC	Cass Ballenger	Original	Mar 11, 2003
R-IN	Dan Burton	Original	Mar 11, 2003
D-CA	Diane E. Watson	Original	Mar 11, 2003
R-IL	J. Dennis Hastert	Original	Mar 11, 2003
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Mar 11, 2003
R-OH	John A. Boehner	Original	Mar 11, 2003
R-MN	John Kline	Original	Mar 11, 2003
R-GA	Johnny Isakson	Original	Mar 11, 2003
R-CO	Marilyn N. Musgrave	Original	Mar 11, 2003
R-DE	Michael N. Castle	Original	Mar 11, 2003
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi	Original	Mar 11, 2003
R-TX	Sam Johnson	Original	Mar 11, 2003
R-CO	Thomas G. Tancredo	Original	Mar 11, 2003
R-OK	Tom Cole	Original	Mar 11, 2003
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez		Mar 12, 2003
R-GA	Charles W. Norwood		Mar 19, 2003
R-MN	Jim Ramstad		Mar 19, 2003
R-AZ	Trent Franks		Mar 19, 2003
R-KY	Ron Lewis		Mar 20, 2003
R-TX	Joe Barton		Mar 25, 2003
R-MN	Mark R. Kennedy		Mar 25, 2003
R-TX	Ron Paul		Apr 8, 2003
R-MO	Jo Ann Emerson		Apr 10, 2003
R-MI	Mike Rogers		Apr 11, 2003
R-OH	Steven C. LaTourette		Apr 29, 2003
D-HI	Ed Case		May 1, 2003
D-CA	Juanita Millender-McDonald		May 6, 2003
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte		May 19, 2003
R-PA	Tim Murphy		May 21, 2003

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Education and Workforce Committee	Referred Mar 11, 2003Markup May 15, 2003Reported May 21, 2003
	Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee	Referred Mar 24, 2003Hearings May 6, 2003Discharged May 15, 2003
Senate	Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee	Referred May 22, 2003

Actions 20

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 22, 2003Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 21, 2003Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-121.
May 21, 2003Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 62.
May 21, 2003Mr. Burns moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 21, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4382-4387)

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In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H6875	Max Burns R-GA	Sep 8, 2004
House	Debate and remarks H4382–H4387Text printed H4382Recorded votes H4398enact	Charles W. Norwood R-GA, Dan Burton R-IN, Danny K. Davis D-IL, J. Dennis Hastert R-IL, Joe Wilson R-SC, John A. Boehner R-OH, Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA, Marsha Blackburn R-TN, Max Burns R-GA, Patrick J. Kennedy D-RI, Susan A. Davis D-CA, Tim Murphy R-PA	May 21, 2003
House · Extensions	Debate and remarks E432, H1753	Max Burns R-GA	Mar 12, 2003

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

H. Rept. 108-121

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

May 16, 2003H.R. 1170, Child Medication Safety Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce</p>
May 16, 2003H.R. 1170, Child Medication Safety Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 108-14	PROTECTING CHILDREN: THE USE OF MEDICATION IN OUR NATION'S SCHOOLS AND H.R. 1170, CHILD MEDICATION SAFETY ACT OF 2003 HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION REFORM OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION148 pages	Education and Workforce Committee	May 6, 2003

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1390	Child Medication Safety Act of 2003	Related bill	Jul 10, 2003

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school, and for other purposes.
Official Titles as Amended by House: To protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering a controlled substance in order to attend school, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Child Medication Safety Act of 2003
Short Titles as Reported to House: Child Medication Safety Act of 2003
Short Titles as Passed House: Child Medication Safety Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

May 22, 2003Referred in Senate
May 21, 2003Reported in House
May 21, 2003Engrossed in House
Mar 11, 2003Introduced in House

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