[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 9985]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                STOP UNNECESSARY MEDICATION OF CHILDREN

  (Mr. BURNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURNS. Mr. Speaker, today the House will consider H.R. 1350, 
Improving Results for Children With Disabilities Act of 2003. This bill 
contains a broadly supported bipartisan provision that I have offered 
during full committee markup.
  There is a significant problem facing children and their parents 
throughout the Nation. Some schools are actually requiring parents to 
place their child on drugs in order to attend school. This is wrong. My 
provision is not anti-school. It is not anti-teacher. It is not anti-
medication. This provision is pro-children and pro-parents. This 
provision simply protects our children from unnecessary medication and 
it provides parents the decision-making power that they should have for 
their child's safety.
  I urge my colleagues to support this and other sensible provisions 
contained in H.R. 1350.

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