Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act of 2011
Latest action · Apr 27, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
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 8, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to take certain actions regarding eating disorder research, including to: (1) implement a scientifically justified budget for research on eating disorders; (2) coordinate and evaluate NIH research activities and programs; (3) expand NIH research on eating disorders; (4) establish a task force on eating disorder research; and (5) provide for centers of excellence for research on eating disorders.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) provide for the collection, analysis, and reporting of epidemiological data on eating disorders; (2) establish a Center of Eating Disorders Epidemiology to collect and analyze information on eating disorders; and (3) establish a CDC clearinghouse for the collection and storage of data generated under this Act.
Sets forth provisions providing for education and training on eating disorders, including requirements for: (1) developing and implementing a training program for health professionals on eating disorders; (2) establishing the Task Force on Eating Disorders Prevention in Educational Institutions to develop and provide training on eating disorders identification and prevention for students, faculty, coaches, and staff in schools; and (3) conducting public service announcements.
Amends the PHSA, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan that provides medical and surgical benefits to also provide coverage for eating disorders. Applies such requirement to coverage offered in the individual market and coverage offered under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program.
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to expand coverage for eating disorders.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to award grants for patient advocacy to help individuals with eating disorders obtain adequate health care services and insurance coverage.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 8, 2011 to Dec 11, 2012; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Apr 8, 2011 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 8, 2011 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Apr 8, 2011 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Apr 8, 2011 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Apr 8, 2011 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Apr 8, 2011 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 8, 2011 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Apr 8, 2011 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Apr 12, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Apr 12, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 3, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 3, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | May 5, 2011 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 11, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Nov 14, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Nov 14, 2011 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 10, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 31, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Dec 11, 2012 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 8, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 15, 2011 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 8, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 19, 2011 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 8, 2011 |
| Information Technology Subcommittee | Referred Apr 27, 2011 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 8, 2011 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred Apr 15, 2011 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
- Apr 19, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 15, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Apr 15, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 8, 2011Introduced in House
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2571.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to eating disorders, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Child health
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Drug therapy
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical research
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Nutrition and diet
- Research administration and funding
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2011Introduced in House
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