US Congress House Bill 2233 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-1)
Status: Introduced on May 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-05-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), at the request of a broad-based community partnership, to designate a community that experiences disproportionate disparities in health status and health care as a health empowerment zone. Requires federal officials to give priority in awarding competitive grants to grants used in or benefiting a health empowerment zone. Directs the Secretary to provide: (1) technical assistance (or grants) to entities seeking to form a community partnership or obtain a health empowerment zone designation for a community; and (2) grants to community partnerships for implementation of the strategic plan for a health empowerment zone.

Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009

Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Kendrick Meek [D-FL]	Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA]	Rep. Melvin Watt [D-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-05		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-05-04		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2233/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2233/BILLS-111hr2233ih.pdf