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HR 6463 117th Congress House Health

MEDS Act

Introduced: March 15, 2022 Introduced by: Tiffany, Thomas P. Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 25, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Jan 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 20, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, 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.
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced in House
Jan 20, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Equality and Discrimination Stoppage Act or the MEDS Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from discriminating against or providing preferential treatment to any person or group on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, or national origin. The prohibitions also apply to the administration of HHS programs, including HHS-funded programs administered by states, territories, and private entities.

An individual aggrieved by conduct prohibited under the bill may commence a civil action in the appropriate U.S. district court to obtain relief.

What's happening now January 25, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 2
Cawthorn, Madison
· Mar 15, 2022
Gibbs, Bob
· Mar 15, 2022
McKinley, David
· Mar 15, 2022
Rosendale, Matthew
· Mar 15, 2022
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Feb 8, 2022
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Feb 8, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6463: MEDS Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6463/
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"H.R. 6463: MEDS Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6463/.
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H.R. 6463, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6463/.
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