3.0.0 3090 2023-01-11T13:18:44Z 2023-01-11T13:18:44Z House H HR 2009-06-26 111 hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2010-06-18T19:46:08Z Referred to 2009-06-26T13:07:49Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2009-08-19T15:26:07Z Referred to 2009-06-26T13:07:45Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2009-08-03T15:38:19Z Referred to 2009-06-26T13:07:47Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-07-07T14:35:13Z Referred to 2009-06-26T13:07:42Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-06-26T13:07:48Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-06-26T13:07:46Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-06-26T13:07:44Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-06-26T13:07:43Z 2010-06-18 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture. Committee 2009-08-19 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2009-08-03 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2009-07-07 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-06-26 Referred to House Agriculture IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2009-06-26 Referred to House Veterans' Affairs IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2009-06-26 Referred to House Armed Services IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2009-06-26 Referred to House Natural Resources IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-06-26 Referred to House Judiciary IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-06-26 Referred to House Education and Labor IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-06-26 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-06-26 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-26 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. N D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2009-06-26 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2009-06-26 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2009-06-26 True C000537 Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] JAMES CLYBURN D SC E. 6 2009-06-26 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2009-06-26 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2009-06-26 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2009-06-26 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2009-06-26 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2009-06-26 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2009-06-26 True W000207 Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] MELVIN WATT D NC 12 2009-06-26 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2009-06-26 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2009-06-26 True M001148 Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] Kendrick Meek D FL B. 17 2009-06-26 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2009-06-26 True G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2009-06-26 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2009-06-26 True C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2009-06-26 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2009-06-26 True W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2009-06-26 True J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2009-06-26 True C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2009-06-26 True T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2009-06-26 True F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2009-06-26 True K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 2009-06-26 True R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 2009-06-26 True B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2009-06-26 True F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2009-06-26 True B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2009-06-26 True S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2009-06-26 True P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2009-06-26 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2009-06-26 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2009-06-26 True S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2009-06-26 True D000602 Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] Artur Davis D AL 7 2009-06-26 True G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-8] Alan Grayson D FL 8 2009-06-26 True E000290 Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] Donna Edwards D MD F. 4 2009-06-26 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2009-06-26 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2009-06-26 True W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2009-06-26 True H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2009-06-26 True D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2009-06-26 True F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2009-06-26 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. 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[D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 2009-07-07 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2009-07-07 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2009-07-24 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2010-01-19 False Health Advisory bodies American Samoa Arizona Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies California Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Caribbean area Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Child health Computers and information technology Department of Health and Human Services Digestive and metabolic diseases Disability and health-based discrimination Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Education programs funding Environmental health Executive agency funding and structure Federal-Indian relations Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Foreign language and bilingual programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Guam HIV/AIDS Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Hospital care Marriage and family status Marshall Islands Medicaid Medical education Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Mental health Micronesia Military medicine Minority education Minority health National Institutes of Health (NIH) New Mexico Northern Mariana Islands Nutrition and diet Oceania Palau Puerto Rico Racial and ethnic relations Research administration and funding Rural conditions and development Sex and reproductive health Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Student aid and college costs Texas U.S. territories and protectorates Veterans' medical care Virgin Islands Women's health Health 00 2009-06-26 Introduced in House 2009-11-04T22:53:58Z Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to establish the Robert T. Matsui Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care.

Provides for health care workforce diversity activities, including the establishment of: (1) a national working group on workforce diversity; (2) an aggregated database on health professional students; and (3) the Advisory Committee on Health Professions Training for Diversity.

Requires health-related programs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect data on race, ethnicity, primary language, and sexual orientation.

Directs each federal health agency to implement a strategic plan to eliminate disparities on the basis of race, ethnicity, and primary language and improve the health and health care of minority populations.

Prohibits discrimination under any health care service or research program or activity receiving federal financial assistance on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability status.

Requires the establishment of: (1) an Office of Health Disparities within the Office of Civil Rights; (2) civil rights compliance offices in HHS agencies that administer health programs; and (3) an Office of Minority Health within specified agencies.

Reestablishes the Indian Health Service within the Public Health Service of HHS to be administered by the Assistant Secretary of Indian Health.

Directs the President to execute, administer, and enforce provisions to address environmental justice in minority and low-income populations.

Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009 - Provides for the establishment of health empowerment zones in communities that experience disproportionate disparities in health status and health care.

Sets forth programs to reduce health disparities, including by: (1) expanding the Minority HIV/AIDS initiative; (2) establishing the Rural Health Quality Advisory Commission; and (3) revising eligibility requirements for federal assistance programs with respect to individuals lawfully present in the United States.

Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary to implement the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Program to achieve a reduction of at least 25% in the mortality rate of lung cancer by 2015.

Provides for research and other activities with respect to diabetes in minority populations.

]]> Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009 Display Title Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3090ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3090ih.xml 2010-06-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture. 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.