3.0.0 3197 2023-01-11T13:18:29Z 2023-01-11T13:18:29Z House H HR 2009-07-14 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-07-14T14:30:49Z 2009-07-14 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-07-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2009-07-30 False Education Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Medical tests and diagnostic methods Minority health Education 00 2009-07-14 Introduced in House 2009-07-17T17:13:54Z 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 95th percentile or above for students with high blood pressure.

Requires grantees to provide parents of children who remain in such range after their second screening with: (1) referrals to health care providers for consultations about high blood pressure; and (2) written information from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding hypertension risks and lifestyle changes related to diet and exercise that can improve overall health.

Directs the Secretary to give grant preference to at least one LEA serving a high percentage of Native American, Latino, or African-American students.

]]> Kids With Healthy Hearts Act of 2009 Display Title Kids With Healthy Hearts Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to conduct demonstration projects to screen the blood pressure of children in kindergarten through grade 6. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Kids With Healthy Hearts Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3197ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3197ih.xml 2009-07-14 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.