HR 90 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Good Medicine Cultural Competence Act of 2003

Introduced Jan 7, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 3, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 7, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Good Medicine Cultural Competence Act of 2003 - Establishes the Cultural Competence Commission to study and report on establishing standards in cultural competence education for medical and health professionals.

Addresses issues of training, clinical guidelines and protocols, access, vulnerable populations, policy forums and think tanks, incentives, collaboration, and enforcement mechanisms.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 3, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jan 7, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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