H.R. 5942
115th Congress
House
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018
Official title: To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
Health
Allied health servicesBlood and blood diseasesCancerCardiovascular and respiratory health
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Census and government statisticsChild healthComputers and information technologyConsumer affairsCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCrime victimsCriminal justice information and recordsDental careDisability and health-based discriminationDisability and paralysisDrug therapyEmergency medical services and trauma careEnvironmental healthFamily planning and birth controlForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHIV/AIDSHawaiiHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHereditary and development disordersImmunology and vaccinationIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedicaidMedical educationMedical ethicsMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMental healthMinority healthMusculoskeletal and skin diseasesPrescription drugsRacial and ethnic relationsRadiationResearch and developmentRural conditions and developmentSex and reproductive healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSexually transmitted diseasesU.S. territories and protectoratesViolent crimeWomen's health
Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
Jun 27, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 27, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 27, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
May 24, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 23, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 23, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 23, 2018
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Plain-English summary
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018
This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to the health of minority populations, including provisions to improve data collection, health literacy, health workforce diversity, and overall access to health care.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
16
- Agriculture Committee
- Armed Services Committee
- Budget Committee
- Education and Workforce Committee
- Energy and Commerce Committee
- Federal Lands Subcommittee
- Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
- Health Subcommittee
- Health Subcommittee
- Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee
- Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
- Judiciary Committee
- Military Personnel Subcommittee
- Natural Resources Committee
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
Cosponsors
47
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Castor, Kathy
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Thompson, Bennie G.
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Beatty, Joyce
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Foster, Bill
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Pocan, Mark
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
D
Aguilar, Pete
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Bordallo, Madeleine
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Carson, André
D
Castro, Joaquin
D
Chu, Judy
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Correa, J. Luis
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
Espaillat, Adriano
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Gomez, Jimmy
D
Green, Al
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
Hanabusa, Colleen
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
Kelly, Robin L.
D
Khanna, Ro
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Lofgren, Zoe
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
D
Matsui, Doris O.
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
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Meng, Grace
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Raskin, Jamie
Sablan, Gregorio
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Schiff, Adam B.
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
D
Sewell, Terri A.
D
Takano, Mark
D
Torres, Norma J.
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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Wilson, Frederica S.
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