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HR 3591 113th 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 21, 2013 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Health Digestive and metabolic diseasesHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive care
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Hearing, speech, and vision careMinority health
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Latest action November 22, 2013

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 (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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 19
D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Dec 12, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 12, 2013
CLAY, WM.
· Dec 5, 2013
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 5, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 5, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 5, 2013
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Nov 21, 2013
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 21, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· Nov 21, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· Nov 21, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 21, 2013
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 21, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 21, 2013
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Nov 21, 2013
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 21, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Nov 21, 2013
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Nov 21, 2013
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 21, 2013
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· Nov 21, 2013
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Nov 21, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Nov 21, 2013
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Nov 21, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 21, 2013
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 21, 2013
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 21, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 21, 2013
SANCHEZ, LORETTA
· Nov 21, 2013
SERRANO, JOSE
· Nov 21, 2013
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Nov 21, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Nov 21, 2013
Vela, Filemon
· Nov 21, 2013
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 21, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3591: Minority Diabetes Initiative Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3591/
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"H.R. 3591: Minority Diabetes Initiative Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3591/.
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H.R. 3591, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3591/.
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