Minority Health

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US Congress 117th Congress

SASCA Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act [HB-2145] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Crime ] [Mental Health ]
To plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the providers that serve them.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/23/2021

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Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021 [S.912] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide information regarding vaccines for seniors as part of the Medicare & You handbook and to ensure that the treatment of cost sharing for vaccines under Medicare part D is consistent with the treatment of vaccines under Medicare part B, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/23/2021

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Minority Diabetes Initiative Act [HB-2178] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2021

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SASCA Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act [S.926] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Crime ] [Mental Health ]
A bill to plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the providers that serve them.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2021

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Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 [S.914] [Water ] [Infrastructure ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs under those Acts, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse By Senator Carper From Committee On Environment And Public Works Filed Written Report. Report No. 117-20. on 05/10/2021

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BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development and Generating Renewable Energy to Electrify the Nation's Infrastructure and Jobs Act [HB-2038] [Infrastructure ] [Energy ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To establish a green transportation infrastructure grant program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 03/19/2021

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Environmental Justice For All Act [S.872] [Environmental ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/18/2021

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Social Determinants for Moms Act [S.851] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to address social determinants of maternal health.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/18/2021

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Environmental Justice For All Act [HB-2021] [Environmental ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-687, Part I. on 12/30/2022

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BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development and Generating Renewable Energy to Electrify the Nation's Infrastructure and Jobs Act [S.874] [Infrastructure ] [Energy ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to establish a green transportation infrastructure grant program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 08/04/2022

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Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021 [HB-2007] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
To provide for research and education with respect to uterine fibroids, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/19/2021

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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 [S.834] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2021

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Climate Change Resiliency Fund for America Act of 2021 [HB-2013] [Climate Change ] [Funding ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ]
To establish the Climate Change Advisory Commission to develop recommendations, frameworks, and guidelines for projects to respond to the impacts of climate change, to issue Federal obligations, the proceeds of which shall be used to fund projects that aid in adaptation to climate change, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 03/19/2021

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Climate Change Resiliency Fund for America Act of 2021 [S.873] [Climate Change ] [Funding ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ] [Energy ]
A bill to establish the Climate Change Advisory Commission to develop recommendations, frameworks, and guidelines for projects to respond to the impacts of climate change, to issue Federal obligations, the proceeds of which shall be used to fund projects that aid in adaptation to climate change, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2021

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Medicare for All Act of 2021 [HB-1976] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
To establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 05/18/2021

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Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021 [HB-1978] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ] [Public Health ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide information regarding vaccines for seniors as part of the Medicare & You handbook and to ensure that the treatment of cost sharing for vaccines under Medicare part D is consistent with the treatment of vaccines under Medicare part B, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/15/2021

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Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021 [S.796] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
A bill to codify maternity care coordination programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Became Public Law No: 117-69. (txt | Pdf) on 11/30/2021

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Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community. [HR-242] [Healthcare ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Public Health ]
Raising awareness of the racial disparities in the impact of colorectal cancer on the Black community.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Introduced In House on 03/16/2021

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A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. [S.783] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/16/2021

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To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award additional funding through the Sanitation Facilities Construction Program of the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes. [HB-1939] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award additional funding through the Sanitation Facilities Construction Program of the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 05/17/2021

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