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HR 9400 117th Congress House

AHEAD Act of 2022

Official title: To provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the potential benefits on population health outcomes of incorporatin… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the potential benefits on population health outcomes of incorporating into the Federal legislative process tools that measure the impacts of proposed legislation (including in areas outside of health care) on health and health disparities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 1, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 1, 2022
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 Latest action December 1, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Assessing Health Evaluations to Advance Decision-making Act of 2022 or the AHEAD Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) to study, and make certain recommendations concerning, the use of health impact assessments or other tools to evaluate the effect of proposed federal legislation on health and health disparities.

When developing recommendations to incorporate these tools into the federal legislative process, the National Academies must consult with the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Congressional Research Service.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9400: AHEAD Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9400/
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"H.R. 9400: AHEAD Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9400/.
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H.R. 9400, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9400/.
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[H.R. 9400: AHEAD Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9400/)
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