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Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2003

Introduced: November 21, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 4, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 22, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E22403-2404)
Nov 21, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 21, 2003
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate a community as a health empowerment zone if a participating community partnership: (1) requests such designation; and (2) demonstrates that the community is a community of color experiencing disproportionate disparities in health status and health care.

Directs the Secretary to make: (1) grants to community partnerships of private and public entities to establish health empowerment zone programs to assist individuals, businesses, schools, minority health associations, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, health care clinics, and foundations in a health empowerment zone that are seeking to improve the health or environment of minority individuals and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health status and health care; (2) at least one grant in a health empowerment zone in a U.S. territory or possession; and (3) establish a health empowerment zone coordinating committee for each zone.

Directs the Secretary, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide assistance for such programs.

What's happening now December 4, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4