Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 8, 2020 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.
- IntroducedSep 8, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020
This bill establishes within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a National Center on Antiracism and Health and a law enforcement violence prevention program.
Among other activities, the new center must declare racism a public health crisis, collect and analyze data, and administer research and grant programs to address racism and its impact on health and well-being.
Additionally, the bill specifically directs the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, in coordination with the Department of Justice and other relevant stakeholders, to carry out the law enforcement violence prevention program by conducting research and supporting other activities pertaining to law enforcement violence and public health.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 8, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Sep 8, 2020 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Sep 8, 2020 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Sep 8, 2020 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Sep 8, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Sep 8, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8178 | Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Sep 4, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Age discrimination
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Housing discrimination
- Indian social and development programs
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Research administration and funding
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2020Introduced in Senate
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