US Congress House Bill 8178 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-0)
Status: Introduced on September 4 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a National Center on Antiracism and Health and a law enforcement violence prevention program. Among other activities, the new center must declare racism a public health crisis, collect and analyze data, and administer research and grant programs to address racism and its impact on health and well-being. Additionally, the bill specifically directs the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, in coordination with the Department of Justice and other relevant stakeholders, to carry out the law enforcement violence prevention program by conducting research and supporting other activities pertaining to law enforcement violence and public health.

Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020

Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2020-09-04	House	Introduced in House

SB4533 (Same As) 2020-09-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8178/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8178/BILLS-116hr8178ih.pdf