3.0.0 1750 2025-09-03T08:05:23Z 2025-09-03T08:05:23Z House H HR 2025-02-27 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1750 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. STRICKLAND:H.R. 1750.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H921]</pre> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-02-27T14:08:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-02-27T14:08:00Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-02-27T14:07:50Z 2025-02-27 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 2025-02-27 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 2025-02-27 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 2025-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001159 Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] Marilyn Strickland D WA 10 N J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2025-03-26 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Eleanor Norton D DC Holmes 0 2025-03-26 False T000488 Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] Shri Thanedar D MI 13 2025-03-26 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2025-08-29 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2025-09-02 False Health Health 2025-03-19T15:17:02Z

00 2025-02-27 Introduced in House 2025-08-26T20:15:04Z <p><strong>Health Equity and Rare Disease Act of 2025 or the HEARD Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill establishes Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants and other initiatives to address rare diseases or conditions (e.g., those affecting less than 200,000 people in the United States) in racial and ethnic minority populations.&nbsp;</p><p>For example, to advance such purposes, the bill establishes within&nbsp;HHS</p><ul><li>grants to public and private nonprofit entities for data collection and public outreach,</li><li>grants to health professions schools to improve health care and minority representation in research regarding rare diseases and conditions,</li><li>grants to tribal epidemiology centers and tribal and urban Indian health centers for research regarding rare diseases and conditions in tribal communities,</li><li>scholarships and educational loan repayment for medical school students who agree to work as health care professionals serving populations with rare diseases or conditions,</li><li>initiatives to coordinate research and other activities across the National Institutes of Health, and</li><li>public health awareness and education campaigns.</li></ul><p>Also, the bill requires&nbsp;HHS to submit various reports to Congress on topics including (1) the federal government’s research and public health activities regarding rare diseases or conditions in minority populations, (2) regulatory barriers to treating rare diseases in Medicare beneficiaries of color, and (3) strategies for research and development of treatments for rare diseases or conditions that disproportionately impact minority populations.</p>

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