H.R. 666 (IH) - Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021 - BILLS-117hr666ih | Content Details

H.R. 666 (IH) - Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021

Action: Ms. Pressley (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Takano, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Sires, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Norton, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Velázquez, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Bush, Ms. Meng, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Payne, Ms. Omar, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Carson, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Chu, and Mr. Torres of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Full Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence.

Cosponsors: Barbara Lee (CA); Kathy Castor (FL); Jerrold Nadler (NY); Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ); Mark Takano (CA); Danny K. Davis (IL); Sheila Jackson Lee (TX); Brian Higgins (NY); Jim Cooper (TN); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY); Albio Sires (NJ); Juan Vargas (CA); Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA); Bobby L. Rush (IL); Alcee L. Hastings (FL); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Nikema Williams (GA); Jamaal Bowman (NY); Pramila Jayapal (WA); Nydia M. Velazquez (NY); Joyce Beatty (OH); Cori Bush (MO); Grace Meng (NY); Earl Blumenauer (OR); Mark DeSaulnier (CA); C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD); Adriano Espaillat (NY); Terri A. Sewell (AL); Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ); Ilhan Omar (MN); John P. Sarbanes (MD); Doris O. Matsui (CA); Adam Smith (WA); Andre Carson (IN); Katherine M. Clark (MA); Steve Cohen (TN); Judy Chu (CA); Ritchie Torres (NY)