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HRES 344 117th Congress House

Declaring racism a public health crisis.

Introduced: June 23, 2021 Introduced by: Hayes, Jahana Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth care qualityMinority healthRacial and ethnic relations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Apr 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 22, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution declares racism a public health crisis and supports efforts to address health disparities and inequities across all sectors.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 172 Related bill A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Apr 5, 2022
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 16, 2021
Cárdenas, Tony
· Apr 22, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 344: Declaring racism a public health crisis.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-344/
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"H. Res. 344: Declaring racism a public health crisis.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-344/.
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H. Res. 344, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-344/.
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[H. Res. 344: Declaring racism a public health crisis.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-344/)
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