Recognizing Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) as a serious feeding and eating disorder and acknowledging the urgent need to advance awareness, early identification, research, and equitable access to care.

This resolution would have the House of Representatives formally recognize Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) as a serious feeding and eating disorder. It states a national need to improve early recognition, diagnosis, and access to care for people with ARFID, and it supports more research into the disorder's causes and treatments. It calls on federal, state, territorial, and local governments to strengthen screening, clinical training, and referrals in pediatric and primary care. It also urges schools to provide accommodations for affected students, including in school meal settings, and supports expanding community-based services such as feeding, speech, and occupational therapy. The resolution does not create new laws or funding.

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Sponsors

• Nydia M. Velázquez Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors