South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 30, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 29, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill establishes a program that supports heart-disease research and awareness among disproportionately affected populations, including the South Asian population, of the United States.
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to states for awareness initiatives, educational materials, and research catalogs regarding the prevalence of heart disease, including the association of type 2 diabetes, with respect to the South Asian population.
HHS may also support or conduct research in this area.
Cosponsors 55
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2019 to Sep 24, 2020; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
Committees 2
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 Jun 5, 2019Markup Sep 9, 2020Reported Sep 29, 2020 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 6, 2019 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2020 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 29, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-550.
- Sep 29, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 450.
- Sep 29, 2020Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 29, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5003-5004)
- Sep 29, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3131.
- Sep 29, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5003)
- Sep 29, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 9, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 9, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 6, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 5, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 5, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5003, H5004Text printed H5003 | Andy Levin D-MI, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Walden R-OR, Pramila Jayapal D-WA | Sep 29, 2020 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 24, 2020H.R. 3131, South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2020As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 94, June 5, 2019, page H4344.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2020
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Asia
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Health
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Minority health
- Nutrition and diet
- Research administration and funding
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2020Referred in Senate
- Sep 29, 2020Engrossed in House
- Sep 29, 2020Reported in House
- Jun 5, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
