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Health Data Collection Improvement Act of 2010

Introduced: September 14, 2010 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Sep 16, 2010
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 16, 2010
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 10 .
Sep 15, 2010
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 15, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 14, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 14, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Data Collection Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that the collection of data on sexual orientation and gender identity is provided for within HHS health service programs and health surveys. Makes the provision of such information by an individual voluntary.

Prohibits an agency or person that collects data from an individual from using such data, or the decision of the individual not to provide such data, in any manner that adversely affects the individual.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop standards for the measurement of, and collection of information about, sexual orientation and gender identity; (2) analyze data collected under this Act to detect and monitor health disparities at the federal and state levels; (3) report to Congress and the public on the results of such analyses; and (4) integrate such data analyses with other activties that identify and analyze health disparities by race, ethnicity, sex, disability, primary language, or other population.

Applies privacy protections to data collected under this Act and security safeguards to the collection, analysis and sharing of such data.

What's happening now September 16, 2010

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 14, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6109: Health Data Collection Improvement Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6109/
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"H.R. 6109: Health Data Collection Improvement Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6109/.
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H.R. 6109, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6109/.
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