United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 556 (105th)
Eating Disorders Information and Education Act of 1997
Introduced
4 February 1997
Last action
29 April 1997 · Introduced
Status
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1961-1962)
Sponsors
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4]
Subjects
Healthcare, Education
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Eating Disorders Information and Education Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for a program of information and public education concerning the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. Authorizes appropriations.
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Timeline
4 February 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 February 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Source: Committee
29 April 1997
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1961-1962)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 February 1997 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/556
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/556
- us · 105-hr-556 · source updated 3 June 2026