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H.R.181
Title: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/4/2005)      Cosponsors (44)
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
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SUMMARY AS OF:
1/4/2005--Introduced.

Parental Consent Act of 2005 - Prohibits Federal funds from being used to establish or implement any universal or mandatory mental health screening program.

Prohibits Federal education funds from being used to pay any local educational agency or other instrument of government that uses the refusal of a parent or legal guardian to provide consent to mental health screening as the basis of a charge of child abuse or education neglect until the agency or instrument demonstrates that it is no longer using such refusal as a basis of such charge.

Defines universal or mandatory mental health screening as any mental health screening program in which a set of individuals is automatically screened without regard to whether there was a prior indication of a need for mental health treatment, including: (1) any program of State incentive grants to implement recommendations in the July 2003 report of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health; and (2) any student mental health screening program that allows mental health screening of individuals under 18 years of age without the express, written, voluntary, informed consent of the parent or legal guardian of the individual involved.

MAJOR ACTIONS:

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ALL ACTIONS:
1/4/2005:
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1)
1/4/2005:
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
1/4/2005:
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2/4/2005:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
1/4/2005:
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2/9/2005:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
1/4/2005:
Referred to House Ways and Means
1/25/2005:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
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