HR 3131 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2020

Introduced Jun 5, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Pramila Jayapal D-WA

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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.

  1. IntroducedJun 5, 2019
  2. Passed HouseSep 29, 2020
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary


South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2020

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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJun 5, 2019
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJun 5, 2019
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalJun 5, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 5, 2019
D-ILBill FosterOriginalJun 5, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 5, 2019
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJun 5, 2019
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalJun 5, 2019
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJun 5, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 5, 2019
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJun 5, 2019
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJun 5, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 5, 2019
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJun 5, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJun 5, 2019
D-HITulsi GabbardOriginalJun 5, 2019
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJun 10, 2019
D-NYThomas R. SuozziSep 6, 2019
R-UTJohn R. CurtisOct 23, 2019
R-NYElise M. StefanikOct 30, 2019
R-ALMike RogersOct 30, 2019
R-FLBill PoseyNov 8, 2019
D-MIHaley M. StevensNov 8, 2019
D-NYMax RoseNov 8, 2019
D-AZRuben GallegoNov 13, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushDec 3, 2019
D-WIMark PocanDec 3, 2019
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezDec 3, 2019
R-NYPeter T. KingDec 3, 2019
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezFeb 3, 2020
D-WADerek KilmerFeb 3, 2020
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaFeb 3, 2020
D-MDJamie RaskinFeb 3, 2020
D-NYKathleen M. RiceFeb 3, 2020
D-WAKim SchrierFeb 3, 2020
D-PASusan WildFeb 3, 2020
D-NYAntonio DelgadoFeb 12, 2020
D-CAJosh HarderFeb 21, 2020
D-CATed LieuFeb 21, 2020
D-NYJose E. SerranoMar 9, 2020
D-CATony CárdenasSep 4, 2020
D-MDDavid J. TroneSep 21, 2020
D-CAEric SwalwellSep 21, 2020
D-ILLauren UnderwoodSep 21, 2020
D-MIAndy LevinSep 24, 2020
D-CABrad ShermanSep 24, 2020
D-ILDanny K. DavisSep 24, 2020
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Sep 24, 2020
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonSep 24, 2020
D-VAGerald E. ConnollySep 24, 2020
D-CAJackie SpeierSep 24, 2020
D-NYJerrold NadlerSep 24, 2020
D-FLStephanie N. MurphySep 24, 2020
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneSep 24, 2020
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeSep 24, 2020

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 Jun 5, 2019Markup Sep 9, 2020Reported Sep 29, 2020
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 6, 2019
SenateHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Referred Sep 30, 2020

Actions 13

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 30, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Sep 29, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-550.
  3. Sep 29, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 450.
  4. Sep 29, 2020Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  5. Sep 29, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5003-5004)
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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 H5003, H5004Text printed H5003Andy Levin D-MI, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Walden R-OR, Pramila Jayapal D-WASep 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

  1. 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

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. 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.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 30, 2020Referred in Senate
  2. Sep 29, 2020Engrossed in House
  3. Sep 29, 2020Reported in House
  4. Jun 5, 2019Introduced in House

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