3.0.0 5475 2023-01-11T13:32:47Z 2023-01-11T13:32:47Z House HR 2016-06-14 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:H.R. 5475.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill seeks to improve the health outcomes in, acess tohealht care to, and accountability of health care providersfor, underserved and minority communites. The power ofCongress to enact such a measure rests in the General Welfareand Necessary and Proper clauses of Article I, as promotinghealth equity and accountability in minority communitiespromotes the well-being of minoirty Americans. U.S. Cont.,art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 1 (``The Congress shall have Power To layand collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay theDebts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfareof the United States[.]''); U.S. Cost., art. I, Sec. 8, cl.18 (``The Congress shall have the Power . . . To make allLaws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers[.]'').[Page H3816]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2016-09-19T14:54:18Z hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2016-09-19T14:31:47Z Referred to 2016-06-14T14:02:15Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2016-06-29T19:44:04Z Referred to 2016-06-14T14:02:35Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-06-27T14:53:04Z Referred to 2016-06-14T14:02:30Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2016-06-22T17:51:21Z hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2016-06-22T17:51:08Z hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2016-06-22T17:50:51Z hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2016-06-22T17:50:37Z Referred to 2016-06-14T14:02:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-06-22T13:53:32Z Referred to 2016-06-14T14:02:05Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-06-14T14:02:25Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-06-14T14:02:20Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-06-14T14:02:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-06-14T14:02:00Z Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2015 114 2759 HR 2015-06-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2015 114 1830 S 2015-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. 114 3660 HR 2015-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. Related bill CRS REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2015 114 2336 S 2015-12-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Access to Birth Control Act 114 2960 S 2016-05-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2015 114 768 HR 2015-03-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2015 114 1706 HR 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act of 2015 114 2651 HR 2015-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Professional's Access To Health Workforce Integration Act of 2015 114 2709 HR 2015-06-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS A bill to correct inconsistencies in the definitions relating to Native Americans in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 114 2114 S 2015-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2016 114 2765 S 2016-04-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2016-09-19 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Committee 2016-09-19 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2016-06-29 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2016-06-27 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-06-22 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2016-06-22 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. Committee 2016-06-22 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2016-06-22 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2016-06-22 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, 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 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, 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 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2016-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, 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 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, 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 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, 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 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2016-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, 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 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2016-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, 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 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2016-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, 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 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2016-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, 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 2016-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, 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 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2016-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 N L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 2016-06-14 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2016-06-14 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2016-06-14 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2016-06-14 True P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2016-06-14 True B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2016-06-14 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2016-06-21 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2016-06-21 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2016-06-21 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2016-06-21 False F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2016-06-21 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2016-06-21 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2016-06-21 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2016-06-21 False S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2016-06-21 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2016-06-21 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2016-06-21 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2016-07-07 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2016-09-06 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2016-09-06 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2016-09-22 False Health Accidents Administrative law and regulatory procedures Adoption and foster care Advisory bodies Air quality Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Allied health services American Samoa Assault and harassment offenses California Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Child safety and welfare Civil actions and liability Commemorative events and holidays Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crime victims Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Dental care Department of Agriculture Department of Health and Human Services Department of Labor Department of the Treasury Digestive and metabolic diseases Disability and paralysis Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Employee benefits and pensions Endangered and threatened species Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Executive agency funding and structure Family planning and birth control Family services Federal-Indian relations Foreign language and bilingual programs Forests, forestry, trees Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Guam Gulf of Mexico HIV/AIDS Hawaii Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Hereditary and development disorders Higher education Immigrant health and welfare Infectious and parasitic diseases Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Marriage and family status Marshall Islands Medicaid Medical education Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Mental health Micronesia Minority education Minority employment Minority health Musculoskeletal and skin diseases Neurological disorders Northern Mariana Islands Nutrition and diet Oceania Oil and gas Palau Physical fitness and lifestyle Poverty and welfare assistance Prescription drugs Racial and ethnic relations Religion Research administration and funding Retail and wholesale trades Rural conditions and development Sex and reproductive health Sex offenses Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Sexually transmitted diseases Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Teenage pregnancy U.S. territories and protectorates Water quality Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Women's health Health 00 2016-06-14 Introduced in House 2017-02-15T20:42:25Z Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act (SSAct) to expand the collection and analysis of data in programs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The bill sets forth provisions regarding cultural competence in federal health care programs and services, including provisions establishing the Robert T. Matsui Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care.

HHS must engage in activities regarding health workforce diversity, including: (1) establishing a working group and a technical clearinghouse; (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 2016

HHS may designate areas as health empowerment zones in communities that experience disproportionate disparities in health status and health care.

HHS must engage in activities regarding the quality of and access to health care, including 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.

The bill establishes: (1) programs to reduce health disparities affecting minorities and rural residents, and (2) an Office of Minority Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to revise requirements for qualified health plans, including to require plans to provide information on the availability of care in languages other than English. (Qualified health plans are sold on health insurance exchanges, are the only plans eligible for premium subsidies, and fulfill an individual's requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage.)

The bill sets forth provisions regarding the health of women and children, including provisions to expand access to federal programs for immigrant women and children, eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes, and establish programs to reduce teenage pregnancies.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must develop a multisite gestational diabetes research project.

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the SSAct to expand coverage of marriage and family therapist services, mental health counselor services, and substance abuse counselor services.

Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2016

HHS must implement the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Program to achieve a reduction of at least 25% in the mortality rate of lung cancer by 2020.

Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2016 or the PROSTATE Act

The VA must 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 2016

HHS must implement programs to address hepatitis B and C.

Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2016

The CDC must establish the National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry.

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

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the SSAct, including to expand coverage to include routine medical costs when a beneficiary is in an approved clinical trial.

HHS must expand HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention activities, including: (1) identification of issues that impede disease status awareness and retention in appropriate care, (2) research into treatment adherence strategies, (3) grants to public health agencies and faith-based organizations, (4) the Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative, and (5) health workforce training for culturally competent care.

HHS must award grants for comprehensive sex education programs for adolescents. A program that supports abstinence education is eliminated.

Community organizations may distribute sexual barrier protection devices (e.g., condoms) and engage in sexually transmitted infection counseling and prevention education in federal correctional facilities.

Stop AIDS in Prison Act

The Bureau of Prisons must develop a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for inmates.

Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disorders Health Disparities Act

The National Institutes of Health must expand research addressing sleep health disparities. The CDC must expand activities regarding sleep disorders.

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

The bill prohibits discrimination in federal health care programs and research activities.

HHS must establish: (1) the Office of Health Disparities in the Office for Civil Rights, (2) civil rights compliance offices in each HHS agency that administers health programs, and (3) a program at the National Center for Environmental Health on health impact assessment, which is the process of determining the potential effects of a policy, program, or project on health.

]]> Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 Display Title Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill PROSTATE Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disorders Health Disparities Act Short Titles as Introduced Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Stop AIDS in Prison Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5475ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5475ih.xml 2016-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, 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.