US HB7591 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on April 26 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-04-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 26 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-04-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Public Health Service Act to include Middle Easterners and North Africans in the statutory definition of a "racial and ethnic minority group", and for other purposes.
Title
Health Equity and MENA Community Inclusion Act of 2022 Health Equity and Middle Eastern and North African Community Inclusion Act of 2022
Sponsors
| Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI] | Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] | Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL] |
| Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA] | Rep. Marie Newman [D-IL] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
| Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA] | Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] |
| Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA] | Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY] | Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] | Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-27 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2022-04-26 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2022-04-26 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7591/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr7591/BILLS-117hr7591ih.pdf |
