IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 428 
Expressing support for the designation of ‘‘National Eating Disorders Aware-
ness 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. COM-
STOCK, 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) sub-
mitted 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 eat-
ing disorders. 
Whereas National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is des-
ignated as the calendar week commencing the last Sun-
day 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 speci-
fied 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 ac-
tive 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 pro-
fessionals such as social workers, mental health coun-
selors, primary care practitioners, psychiatrists, psycholo-
gists, dietitians, art therapists, and other specialty pro-
viders; 
Whereas substantially more research is needed with respect 
to eating disorders to inform evidence-based treatments, 
promote prevention efforts, facilitate early identification, 
and provide insight on illness causation and the dam-
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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 eat-
ing disorder: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) 
recognizes 
National 
Eating 
Disorders 
Awareness Week; 
(2) recognizes the rate at which individuals in 
the United States are affected by eating disorders 
and the inadequate rate at which such individuals 
seek treatment for such disorders; 
(3) supports the goals and ideals of a national 
week to raise public awareness and understanding of 
eating disorders and the millions of families in the 
United States affected by eating disorders; 
(4) acknowledges that eating disorders can be 
successfully treated with the appropriate levels of 
care and that individuals with eating disorders can 
and do recover; and 
(5) encourages the Federal Government, State 
and local governments, and citizens of the United 
States— 
(A) to support Eating Disorders Aware-
ness Week through appropriate programs and 
activities; and 
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(B) to promote public awareness of eating 
disorders. 
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