Child Medication Safety Act of 2005
Latest action · Nov 17, 2005 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 21, 2005
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Child Medication Safety Act of 2005 - 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 any specified controlled substances listed under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
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).
Directs the Comptroller General to review and report on: (1) variation among state definitions of psychotropic medication in state jurisdiction over public education; (2) 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; and (3) which of such medications are CSA-listed and which are not, including properties and effects of the latter 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 590 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed407–12 | Nov 16, 2005 |
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2005 to Nov 15, 2005; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-MN | Gil Gutknecht | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-OH | John A. Boehner | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-IN | John N. Hostettler | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-MN | Mark R. Kennedy | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | May 4, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | May 4, 2005 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | May 16, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | May 26, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Henry J. Hyde | Jul 22, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jul 22, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Nov 15, 2005 |
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 Apr 21, 2005 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred May 9, 2005 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2005 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2005Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Nov 16, 2005Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10342)
- Nov 16, 2005Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 12, 1 Present (Roll no. 590). (text: CR 11/15/2005 H10185-10186)
- Nov 16, 2005Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 16, 2005The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2379, E2380 | Mike Ferguson R-NJ, Susan A. Davis D-CA | Nov 17, 2005 |
| House | Recorded votes H10342enact | — | Nov 16, 2005 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10185–H10187Text printed H10185 | John A. Boehner R-OH, John Kline R-MN, Ruben Hinojosa D-TX, Tim Murphy R-PA | Nov 15, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4041 | Child Medication Safety Act of 2006 | Related bill | Nov 13, 2006 |
Titles 4
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 a controlled substance or a psychotropic drug 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 2005
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Child Medication Safety Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Attention deficit disorders
- Child health
- Child safety
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Hyperactive children
- Parent-school relationships
- Problem children
- Psychotropic drugs
- School health programs
- Secondary education
- Special education
- State laws
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2005Referred in Senate
- Nov 16, 2005Engrossed in House
- Apr 21, 2005Introduced in House
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