3.0.0 2474 2020-02-10T17:02:28Z 2020-02-10T17:02:28Z Senate S S 2012-04-26 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-04-26T22:15:25Z Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2011 112 2029 HR 2011-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS PROSTATE Act 112 2159 HR 2011-06-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS GEDI Act 112 2194 HR 2011-06-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS JUSTICE Act 112 2704 HR 2011-08-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 112 2954 HR 2011-11-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. 112 6482 HR 2012-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. Related bill CRS Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2011 112 501 S 2011-03-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS PROSTATE Act 112 1190 S 2011-06-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS GEDI Act 112 1221 S 2011-06-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Medicaid Restoration for Citizens of Freely AssociatedStates Act of 2011 112 1504 S 2011-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5264-5265) Related bill CRS 2012-04-26 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2012-04-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2830-2831) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-04-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2012-04-26 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2012-11-27 False Health Accidents Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Air quality Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Allied health services Birth defects Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Caribbean area Child health Climate change and greenhouse gases Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Dental care Department of Health and Human Services Department of Veterans Affairs Digestive and metabolic diseases Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Executive agency funding and structure Family planning and birth control Food supply, safety, and labeling Foreign language and bilingual programs Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Gulf of Mexico 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 Hereditary and development disorders Home and outpatient care Immigrant health and welfare Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Marriage and family status Marshall Islands Medicaid Medical education Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Mental health Micronesia Minority education Minority health Nutrition and diet Oceania Oil and gas Palau Poverty and welfare assistance Puerto Rico Racial and ethnic relations Research administration and funding Right of privacy Rural conditions and development Sex and reproductive health Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Sexually transmitted diseases Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Student aid and college costs Teenage pregnancy U.S. territories and protectorates Urban and suburban affairs and development Veterans' medical care Water quality Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Women's health World health Health 00 2012-04-26 Introduced in Senate 2012-06-28T15:05:38Z Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to expand the collection and analysis of data in programs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Sets forth provisions to improve cultural competence in federal health care programs and services, including by establishing the Robert T. Matsui Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to engage in activities to improve health workforce diversity, including by: (1) establishing a working group, a technical clearinghouse, and an advisory committee on workforce diversity; (2) awarding grants to academic institutions; (3) establishing a health and health care disparities education program; and (4) providing for scholarships, student loan repayment and loan forgiveness, and research fellowships.

Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2012 - Provides for the establishment of health empowerment zones in communities that experience disproportionate disparities in health status and health care.

Requires the Secretary to engage in activities to improve the quality of and access to health care, including by expanding access to health care and health care insurance for immigrants, designating centers of excellence at public hospitals and other health systems serving minority patients, increasing Medicaid payments to territories and to Native Hawaiian health centers, and providing for border health grants.

Sets forth programs to reduce health disparities affecting minorities and rural residents. Establishes an Office of Minority Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Sets forth provisions to improve health for women and children, including by expanding access to federal programs for immigrant women and children, creating public awareness campaigns, engaging in activities to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes, and establishing programs to reduce teenage pregnancies, including contraception education and information programs and programs to support healthy adolescent development.

Directs the Secretary to develop a multisite gestational diabetes research project within the diabetes program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Provides for community mental health and addiction services to be offered through federally-qualified behavioral health centers.

Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2012 - 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 2017.

Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2012 or the PROSTATE Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take action to address prostate cancer, including by establishing the Interagency Prostate Cancer Coordination and Education Task Force.

Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary to implement programs to address hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2012 - Requires the Director of CDC to establish the National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry.

Requires the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to develop guidelines to screen minority patient populations which have a higher than average risk for many chronic diseases and cancers.

Establishes a program for participation by Medicaid beneficiaries in approved clinical trials.

Requires the Secretary to carry out activities to expand the Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative.

National Black Clergy for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2012 - Provides for a program of grants to public health agencies and faith-based organizations to address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community.

Justice for the Unprotected Against Sexually Transmitted Infections among the Confined and Exposed Act or the JUSTICE Act - Permits community organizations to distribute sexual barrier protection devices (e.g., condoms) and to engage in sexually transmitted infection counseling and prevention education in federal correctional facilities.

Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2012 - Requires the Bureau of Prisons to develop a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for inmates.

Minority Diabetes Initiative Act - Requires the Secretary to award grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities and to conduct and support research and other activities with respect to diabetes in minority populations.

Directs the Secretary to conduct research and other activities for the prevention of lung diseases, including asthma, pneumonia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.

Sets forth provisions regarding the use of health information technology to reduce health disparities, particularly in racial and ethnic minority communities.

Prohibits discrimination in federal health care programs or research activities.

Requires the Secretary to establish the Office of Health Disparities in the Office for Civil Rights and to establish civil rights compliance offices in each HHS agency that administers health programs.

Directs the President to enforce Executive Order 12898 (requiring federal actions to address environmental justice in minority and low-income populations) as federal law.

Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a Healthy Food Financing Initiative.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the type and scope of health care services provided to racial and ethnic minorities affected by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling unit on April 20, 2010.

]]> Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill JUSTICE Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Justice for the Unprotected Against Sexually Transmitted Infections among the Confined and Exposed Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill National Black Clergy for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Minority Diabetes Initiative Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill PROSTATE Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2012 Display Title Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2012 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2474is/xml/BILLS-112s2474is.xml 2012-04-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.