S 989
113th Congress
Senate
Health
Appropriations
Census and government statistics
Disability and health-based discrimination
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Strengthening Health Disparities Data Collection Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 20, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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