US Congress House Bill 1378 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 67-18)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and make available to local educational agencies, schools, early childhood education programs, and other interested entities voluntary guidelines to develop plans for individuals to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs. Directs that such guidelines address: (1) parental obligation to provide the documentation of their child's allergies; (2) the creation of an individual food allergy management plan for each such child; (3) communication between schools or programs and emergency medical services; (4) reduction of exposure to anaphylactic causative agents; (5) food allergy management training; and (6) administration of epinephrine. Allows the Secretary to award matching grants to assist local educational agencies in implementing such food allergy and anaphylaxis management guidelines.

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop guidelines to be used on a voluntary basis to develop plans to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, to establish school-based food allergy management grants, and for other purposes.

Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Melissa Bean [D-IL]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Michael Castle [R-DE]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D-AZ]	Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. John Hall [D-NY]	Rep. Jane Harman [D-CA]
Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Rep. Baron Hill [D-IN]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]
Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Rep. Frank Kratovil [D-MD]
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Daniel Maffei [D-NY]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]	Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Harry Mitchell [D-AZ]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]	Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Zachary Space [D-OH]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]
Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]
Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-09		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-03-06		Referred to House Education and Labor
2009-03-06		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-03-06		Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

SB456 (Same As) 2009-02-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2369-2370)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1378/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1378/BILLS-111hr1378ih.pdf