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 formally recognizes Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) as a serious eating disorder that causes significant health and developmental problems without involving body image issues. It highlights the need for better public and medical awareness to ensure early detection, particularly in children, and calls for increased research into the disorder's genetic and biological causes. The bill urges federal and local agencies to improve screening practices in healthcare and schools, while also advocating for expanded access to multidisciplinary treatments like nutrition and behavioral therapy.