3.0.0 56 2021-04-20T18:02:08Z 2021-04-20T18:02:08Z House H HR 2005-01-04 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-02-04T14:13:14Z Referred to 2005-01-04T16:48:50Z 2005-02-04 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-01-04 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. N L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2005-01-04 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2005-01-04 True C000191 Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] JULIA CARSON D IN 7 2005-01-04 True S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2005-01-04 True P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2005-01-04 True W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2005-01-04 True M001148 Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] Kendrick Meek D FL B. 17 2005-01-04 True W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2005-01-04 True C000537 Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] JAMES CLYBURN D SC E. 6 2005-01-04 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2005-01-04 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2005-01-04 True K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 2005-01-04 True F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2006-03-14 False Health Access to health care Commerce Community development Community health services Community organization Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to health facilities Federal-local relations Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Health planning Housing and Community Development Infrastructure Minorities Minority health Public-private partnerships Territories (U.S.) Urban affairs Health 00 2005-01-04 Introduced in House 2005-02-19T16:49:44Z Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Director of the Office of Minority Health, to: (1) designate health empowerment zones and make grants in accordance with this Act; and (2) establish a health empowerment zone coordinating committee for each zone.

Authorizes the Secretary to designate a community as a health empowerment zone if a participating community partnership requests such designation and demonstrates that the community is a community of color experiencing disproportionate disparities in health status and health care.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to community partnerships to establish health empowerment zone programs to improve the health or environment of minority individuals and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health status and health care. Requires at least one such grant to be made to a health empowerment zone in a U.S. territory or possession. Gives preference in awarding grants to indigenous community entities with expertise in providing culturally appropriate and linguistically responsive services to communities of color.

Directs the Secretary, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) provide assistance for such programs; (2) identify programs that may be used to further the purposes of such zones; and (3) give priority in administering identified programs to a designated community if doing so would further the purposes of the empowerment program.

]]> Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2005 Display Title Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr56ih/xml/BILLS-109hr56ih.xml 2005-02-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.