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HR 2351 115th 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: May 8, 2017 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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May 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 4, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Minority Diabetes Initiative Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Department 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. HHS must ensure that these 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 27
All 27 Democratic 26
D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jun 20, 2017
Kihuen, Ruben
· May 8, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · May 4, 2017
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 4, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 4, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 4, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 4, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 4, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 4, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 4, 2017
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 4, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 4, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 4, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 4, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 4, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 4, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 4, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 4, 2017
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 4, 2017
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 4, 2017
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 4, 2017
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 4, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 4, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 4, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 4, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 4, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2351: Minority Diabetes Initiative Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2351/
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"H.R. 2351: Minority Diabetes Initiative Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2351/.
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H.R. 2351, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2351/.
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