US SB4410 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on August 4 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 4 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve health, prevent and manage chronic health conditions, and reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations. Specifically, HHS, in consultation with the Office of Minority Health, must award grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, entities that demonstrate relevant experience in, and capacity for, working with such populations. Recipients must use funds for increasing diversity in the public health and health care workforce, enhancing capacity to respond to infectious disease outbreaks, and implementing health improvement efforts.
Title
REACH Act
Sponsors
Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-08-04 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority employment
Minority health
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Racial and ethnic relations
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority employment
Minority health
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Racial and ethnic relations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4410/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4410/BILLS-116s4410is.pdf |