Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021
Latest action · Feb 2, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJan 21, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a program to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities by, for example, coordinating activities across the CDC. As part of the program, the CDC must award grants to eligible organizations to build capacity to address social determinants of health. The CDC shall provide for an independent evaluation of certain grants and report findings to Congress.
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 21, 2021 to May 12, 2022; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Apr 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | May 20, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 30, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Nov 19, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Nov 19, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 12, 2022 |
Committees 1
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 Jan 21, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 2, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 21, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 21, 2021Referred 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 H1319 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Mar 7, 2022 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 12, January 21, 2021, page H224.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-39 | EMPOWERED BY DATA: LEGISLATION TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH257 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 24, 2021 |
| Serial No. 117-30 | THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 HHS BUDGET143 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 12, 2021 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 104 | Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jan 28, 2021 |
| S 4486 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2022 |
| HR 6561 | Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2020 | Reintroduction of | Apr 21, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out a Social Determinants of Health Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 21, 2021Introduced 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.
