Expanding Representation at HHS Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 24, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedSep 24, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expanding Representation at HHS Act of 2020
This bill requires certain agencies and offices within the Department of Health and Human Services to address diversity in their procurement activities and workforce. The bill specifically covers offices and agencies that are authorized to award grants or other financial assistance, such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Each covered entity must establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion that is responsible for managing diversity within the entity and with respect to the entity's activities. This new office is not, however, responsible for enforcing civil rights statutes, regulations, or executive orders.
In addition, an entity subject to the bill's requirements must modify its evaluation, award, and termination of grants and contracts to ensure, to the maximum extent feasible, the inclusion of minorities; women; and minority-led and women-led grantees, contractors, subgrantees, and subcontractors. Each entity must also undertake actions to increase diversity in its workforce, including by recruiting at institutions of higher education where the majority of the students are members of minority populations.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 24, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Sep 24, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2020Introduced in House
- Sep 24, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Employee hiring
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Higher education
- Minority and disadvantaged businesses
- Minority employment
- Public contracts and procurement
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Women in business
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2020Introduced in House
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