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HR 2233 111th Congress House Health Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care

Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009

Introduced: May 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), at the request of a broad-based community partnership, to designate a community that experiences disproportionate disparities in health status and health care as a health empowerment zone. Requires federal officials to give priority in awarding competitive grants to grants used in or benefiting a health empowerment zone.

Directs the Secretary to provide: (1) technical assistance (or grants) to entities seeking to form a community partnership or obtain a health empowerment zone designation for a community; and (2) grants to community partnerships for implementation of the strategic plan for a health empowerment zone.

What's happening now May 5, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 4, 2009
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 4, 2009
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 4, 2009
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 4, 2009
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 4, 2009
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 4, 2009
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 4, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2233: Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2233/
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"H.R. 2233: Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2233/.
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