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HR 4265 117th Congress House Health Department of Health and Human Services Disability and health-based discrimination Executive agency funding and structure First Amendment rights Health care coverage and access Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Religion

Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act of 2021

Introduced: June 30, 2021 Introduced by: Hayes, Jahana Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 30, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 30, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act of 2021

This bill eliminates the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and prohibits the use of federal funds to establish or operate a similar entity with respect to HHS programs and activities.

What's happening now July 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jun 30, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 30, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 30, 2021
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jun 30, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4265: Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4265/
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"H.R. 4265: Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4265/.
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H.R. 4265, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4265/.
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