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S 989 113th Congress Senate

Strengthening Health Disparities Data Collection Act

Official title: A bill to eliminate the prerequisite of direct appropropriations relating to collection of health data and to modify standards for measuring sexual orientation and gender identity.

Introduced: May 20, 2013 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 20, 2013
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 Latest action May 20, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Health Disparities Data Collection Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the categories of data the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is required to ensure is collected and reported regarding federally conducted or supported health care or public health programs to include the sexual orientation and gender identity of applicants, recipients, or participants. (Current law requires the collection of data on race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status.)

Eliminates the prerequisite of direct appropriations for the collection of such health data.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 989: Strengthening Health Disparities Data Collection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-989/
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"S. 989: Strengthening Health Disparities Data Collection Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-989/.
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S. 989, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-989/.
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