# 119-hres-1365: 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.

119-hres-1365, 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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1365
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Would recognize Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) as a serious feeding and eating disorder.** The resolution would urge earlier screening, better clinical training, school accommodations, and expansion of community multidisciplinary services to detect and treat ARFID sooner. - Families and children: ARFID often appears in early childhood and can persist without timely care, leading to severe nutritional deficiencies, impaired growth, dependence on enteral feeding, and marked psychosocial disruption. The resolution would note children with ARFID are about 14 times more likely to have autism. - Health care providers: It would urge routine screening during well-child and primary care visits, more clinical training, and clearer referral pathways to multidisciplinary feeding, nutrition, and behavioral specialists. - Schools and educators: It would call for appropriate accommodations and supports in school meal environments to help affected students. - Community providers: It would support expanding community-based feeding therapy, nutrition services, speech and occupational therapy, and behavioral health care to improve equitable access.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-1365 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1365)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1365 (as of 2026-07-25).