Minority Health

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US Congress 117th Congress

THRIVE Act Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy Act [S.1525] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Infrastructure ] [Climate Change ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to establish a Federal agenda to transform, heal, and renew the United States by investing in a vibrant economy, to provide funds to certain Federal investment programs that meet related labor, equity, and environmental standards, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/29/2021

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Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021 CONNECT for Health Act of 2021 [HB-2903] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/29/2021

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Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021 [S.1397] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Native American Affairs ] [Data Privacy ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the collection and availability of health data with respect to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Committee On Indian Affairs. Hearings Held. on 03/23/2022

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STANDUP Act of 2021 Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act of 2021 [S.1391] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide best practices on student suicide awareness and prevention training and condition State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and tribal educational agencies receiving funds under section 520A of such Act to establish and implement a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Kennedy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/27/2021

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Declaring racism a public health crisis. [HR-344] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Declaring racism a public health crisis.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 10/19/2021

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A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. [SR-172] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/22/2021

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PACT Act of 2021 Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2021 [S.1357] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health to make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/22/2021

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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week. [SR-175] [Public Health ]
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/22/2021

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COVID–19 Long Haulers Act [HB-2754] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Science ]
To authorize the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund to fund research of the symptoms of COVID-19, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/22/2021

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MOMS Act Modernizing Obstetric Medicine Standards Act of 2021 [S.1333] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to address maternal mortality and morbidity.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/22/2021

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Urging the promotion of equity in the distribution and allocation of COVID-19 vaccines among Hispanic, Black, Asian-American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, and Native American communities. [HR-341] [Healthcare ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Public Health ]
Urging the promotion of equity in the distribution and allocation of COVID-19 vaccines among Hispanic, Black, Asian-American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, and Native American communities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/22/2021

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A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes. [S.1269] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Recreation ]
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 12/02/2021

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SURVIVE Act Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act [HB-2739] [Crime ] [Native American Affairs ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 10/19/2021

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The Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act [HB-2670] [Climate Change ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Community Development ]
To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Introduced In House on 04/20/2021

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Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act [S.1244] [Climate Change ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Community Development ]
A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/20/2021

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MMEDS Act of 2021 Medical Manufacturing, Economic Development, and Sustainability Act of 2021 [S.1203] [Economic Development ] [Healthcare ] [Manufacturing ] [Small Business ]
A bill to rescue domestic medical product manufacturing activity by providing incentives in economically distressed areas of the United States and its possessions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/19/2021

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MMEDS Act of 2021 Medical Manufacturing, Economic Development, and Sustainability Act of 2021 [HB-2653] [Economic Development ] [Healthcare ] [Manufacturing ] [Small Business ]
To rescue domestic medical manufacturing activity by providing incentives in economically distressed areas of the United States and its possessions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/20/2021

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Maternal CARE Act Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act [HB-2556] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Children and Youth ]
To support States in their work to end preventable morbidity and mortality in maternity care by using evidence-based quality improvement to protect the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period and to reduce neonatal and infant mortality, to eliminate racial disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alma Adams Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/16/2021

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CADSAW Act Career Advancement for Direct Support Aid Workers Act [S.1192] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Social Security ]
A bill to amend subtitle A of title XX of the Social Security Act to authorize direct support worker career advancement demonstration projects, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/15/2021

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Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer’s Act [S.1125] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ]
A bill to recommend that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation test the effect of a dementia care management model, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/14/2021

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