Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009
Latest action · May 5, 2009 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.
- IntroducedMay 4, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), at the request of a broad-based community partnership, to designate a community that experiences disproportionate disparities in health status and health care as a health empowerment zone. Requires federal officials to give priority in awarding competitive grants to grants used in or benefiting a health empowerment zone.
Directs the Secretary to provide: (1) technical assistance (or grants) to entities seeking to form a community partnership or obtain a health empowerment zone designation for a community; and (2) grants to community partnerships for implementation of the strategic plan for a health empowerment zone.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 4, 2009 to Jun 26, 2009; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | May 4, 2009 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jun 26, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 4, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 5, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 5, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 4, 2009Introduced in House
- May 4, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate health empowerment zones, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Health Empowerment Zone Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 4, 2009Introduced in House
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