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- H.R.3197
H.R.3197: Kids With Healthy Hearts Act of 2009
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced July 14, 2009
- Latest Major Action July 14, 2009
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Kids with Healthy Hearts Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make five grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to conduct demonstration projects to screen children in kindergarten through grade six for high blood pressure. Requires screening programs, subject to parental consent, to screen children every six months during the school year, but to screen children one month after their initial screening if they fall in the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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| July 14, 2009 |
Introduced in the House by Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) |