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Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021

Introduced: January 21, 2021 Introduced by: Barragán, Nanette Diaz Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 21, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced in House
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Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a program to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities by, for example, coordinating activities across the CDC. As part of the program, the CDC must award grants to eligible organizations to build capacity to address social determinants of health. The CDC shall provide for an independent evaluation of certain grants and report findings to Congress.

What's happening now February 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4486 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
  • S 104 Related bill Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Democratic 25
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 12, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Nov 19, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 19, 2021
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Oct 8, 2021
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 30, 2021
Wild, Susan
· Jun 8, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· May 28, 2021
Trone, David
· May 28, 2021
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · May 20, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· May 18, 2021
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · May 18, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· May 18, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Apr 16, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Apr 14, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jan 21, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jan 21, 2021
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jan 21, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 21, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Jan 21, 2021
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jan 21, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jan 21, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jan 21, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· Jan 21, 2021
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jan 21, 2021
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 21, 2021
Kildee, Daniel
· Jan 21, 2021
Lee, Barbara
· Jan 21, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 21, 2021
Porter, Katie
· Jan 21, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jan 21, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jan 21, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jan 21, 2021
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 21, 2021
Spanberger, Abigail
· Jan 21, 2021
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 379: Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-379/
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