HR 3592 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017

Introduced Jul 28, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Pramila Jayapal D-WA

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Latest action · Sep 1, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 28, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make grants to states for the purpose of promoting awareness of the increasing prevalence of heart disease, including its relationship to type 2 diabetes, in South Asian communities in the United States.

For the purpose of conducting research and related activities with respect to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and other health-related ailments among South Asian communities in the United States, the National Institutes of Health, in coordination with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: (1) may conduct or support, through funding opportunity announcements, grants, or cooperative agreements, basic, clinical, and translational research; and (2) may award grants and cooperative agreements to public or nonprofit private entities.

The bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to award research and extension grants for developing and disseminating science-based tools and strategies to promote heart healthy nutrition among South Asian communities in the United States.

The bill expresses the sense of Congress that medical schools in the United States that are accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education should include as part of their nutrition curriculum a focus on South Asian diet and ways to achieve optimal nutrition in South Asian communities.

Cosponsors 42

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2017 to Dec 6, 2018; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJul 28, 2017
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJul 28, 2017
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalJul 28, 2017
D-HITulsi GabbardOriginalJul 28, 2017
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickAug 18, 2017
D-NYEliot L. EngelSep 11, 2017
D-NYGregory W. MeeksNov 14, 2017
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldFeb 27, 2018
D-ILBobby L. RushMar 6, 2018
D-CAAnna G. EshooApr 13, 2018
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezApr 13, 2018
D-CAZoe LofgrenApr 23, 2018
D-ILBill FosterApr 24, 2018
D-CAMark TakanoMay 15, 2018
R-CAEdward R. RoyceJul 12, 2018
R-VABarbara ComstockJul 16, 2018
D-OREarl BlumenauerJul 23, 2018
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOct 5, 2018
D-WADerek KilmerOct 5, 2018
D-NVJacky RosenOct 9, 2018
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOct 16, 2018
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOct 30, 2018
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayNov 2, 2018
D-VAA. Donald McEachinNov 27, 2018
D-MNBetty McCollumNov 27, 2018
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaNov 27, 2018
D-WIMark PocanDec 6, 2018

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jul 28, 2017
Health Subcommittee
Referred Aug 4, 2017
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Jul 28, 2017
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Referred Sep 1, 2017

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 1, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
  2. Aug 4, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Jul 28, 2017Introduced in House
  4. Jul 28, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6561)
  5. Jul 28, 2017Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H6561Pramila Jayapal D-WAJul 28, 2017

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 128, July 28, 2017, page H6579.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the United States, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 28, 2017Introduced in House

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