HR 3591
113th Congress
House
Health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Minority health
Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
Introduced: November 21, 2013
Introduced by:
Waters, Maxine
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 22, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 21, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Minority Diabetes Initiative Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. Requires the Secretary to ensure that such grants cover a variety of diabetes-related health care services, including routine care for diabetic patients, public education on diabetes prevention and control, eye care, foot care, and treatment for kidney disease and other complications of diabetes.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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