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HR 3641 109th Congress House

Minority Diabetes Initiative Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities.

Introduced: November 15, 2005 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Health Community health servicesDiabetesEconomics and Public FinanceEye care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 29, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 29, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 5, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Minority Diabetes Initiative Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers for the purpose of providing treatment for diabetes in minority communities. Conditions grants on the recipient agreeing to provide: (1) services in the languages most appropriate for, and with consideration for the cultural backgrounds of, service recipients; (2) outreach activities; and (3) offsite information on diabetes.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 12 Independent 1
WATT, MELVIN
· Sep 6, 2006
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 16, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 16, 2005
Watson, Diane
· Dec 16, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 8, 2005
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Dec 6, 2005
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Dec 6, 2005
Fortuno, Luis
· Dec 6, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Dec 6, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 6, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Dec 6, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 6, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 6, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Dec 6, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 18, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Nov 18, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 18, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 18, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Nov 18, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 18, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3641: Minority Diabetes Initiative Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3641/
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"H.R. 3641: Minority Diabetes Initiative Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3641/.
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