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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 428 

Expressing support for the designation of ‘‘National Eating Disorders Awareness Week’’ and supporting the goals and ideals to raise awareness 

and understanding of eating disorders. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 29, 2017 

Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. NORTON, 

Mr. GARRETT, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. SMITH

of Washington, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

TONKO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. 

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. KIND, Mr. 

PETERS, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, 

Mr. PAYNE, Mr. EVANS, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 

YOUNG of Alaska, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N of Puerto Rico, Mr. 

MOULTON, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. 

FITZPATRICK, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. CONNOLLY, 

Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California, Mr. KILMER, and Mr. LANCE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of ‘‘National Eating 

Disorders Awareness Week’’ and supporting the goals 

and ideals to raise awareness and understanding of eating disorders. 

Whereas National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is designated as the calendar week commencing the last Sunday in February; 


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Whereas eating disorders affect 30,000,000 individuals in the 

United States during their lifetimes; 

Whereas eating disorders affect people of all ages, races, 

sizes, sexual orientations, ethnicities, and socioeconomic 

statuses; 

Whereas eating disorders, including the specific disorders of 

anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, 

avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, and other specified feeding or eating disorders, are complex, biologically 

based illnesses; 

Whereas persons with eating disorders have amongst the 

highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses; 

Whereas eating disorders have a high prevalence amongst active military servicemembers and veterans; 

Whereas health professionals receive limited or no formal 

training about eating disorders or the identification and 

treatment of such disorders; 

Whereas eating disorders can be successfully treated with 

interventions at the appropriate durations and levels of 

care, yet only one-third of persons with eating disorders 

receive any medical, psychiatric, or therapeutic care; 

Whereas best practice treatment of eating disorders includes 

patients, their families, and a comprehensive team of professionals such as social workers, mental health counselors, primary care practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists, dietitians, art therapists, and other specialty providers; 

Whereas substantially more research is needed with respect 

to eating disorders to inform evidence-based treatments, 

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aging effects of eating disorders upon minds and bodies; 

and 

Whereas every 62 minutes someone dies as a result of an eating disorder: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes National Eating Disorders 

3 Awareness Week; 

4 (2) recognizes the rate at which individuals in 

5 the United States are affected by eating disorders 

6 and the inadequate rate at which such individuals 

7 seek treatment for such disorders; 

8 (3) supports the goals and ideals of a national 

9 week to raise public awareness and understanding of 

10 eating disorders and the millions of families in the 

11 United States affected by eating disorders; 

12 (4) acknowledges that eating disorders can be 

13 successfully treated with the appropriate levels of 

14 care and that individuals with eating disorders can 

15 and do recover; and 

16 (5) encourages the Federal Government, State 

17 and local governments, and citizens of the United 

18 States— 

19 (A) to support Eating Disorders Aware20 ness Week through appropriate programs and 

21 activities; and 


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1 (B) to promote public awareness of eating 

2 disorders. 

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