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HR 2778 111th Congress House

Health Equity and Accountability through Research Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to redesignate the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as the National Institute for Minority Heal… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to redesignate the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
Health Department of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureHealth programs administration and fundingMedical research
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Minority healthNational Institutes of Health (NIH)
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 10, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 9, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 10, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Health Equity and Accountability through Research Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to rename the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities. Revises and expands the duties of the Director of such Institute relating to coordination of research activities conducted by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and review of a strategic plan and budget for minority health disparity research.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 15
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 26, 2009
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jun 26, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 25, 2009
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Green, Al
Texas · Jun 25, 2009
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 25, 2009
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 25, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2778: Health Equity and Accountability through Research Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2778/
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