HR 7585 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022

Latest action · Jun 29, 2022 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.

  1. IntroducedApr 26, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and others to undertake efforts to reduce health disparities.

For example, the bill (1) requires more detailed reporting of demographic and health disparities data, including related to public health emergencies; (2) directs certain components of HHS to support health workforce diversity; and (3) increases access to culturally and linguistically appropriate health care.

The bill also modifies eligibility and other requirements for Medicare, Medicaid, private health insurance, nutrition assistance, and other programs to reduce health disparities among vulnerable populations. The bill includes specific provisions with respect to

  • noncitizens;
  • maternal, infant, and child health;
  • mental and behavioral health;
  • specified conditions that disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minority groups, such as certain cancers, HIV/AIDS, kidney disease, and diabetes;
  • investments in communities facing health and other inequities; and
  • nondiscrimination in the provision of services in federally supported health programs.

Additionally, the bill (1) revises health information technology programs to address health disparities, and (2) supports health impact assessments and other efforts pertaining to environmental justice and social determinants of health (i.e., nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes, such as income and educational attainment).

The bill also requires various studies and reports on issues related to health care and health disparities, including a report by the Government Accountability Office on health workforce diversity.

Cosponsors 83

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2022 to Dec 21, 2022; 58 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-TXAl GreenOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalApr 26, 2022
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-NVDina TitusOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalApr 26, 2022
D-PADwight EvansOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-NYGrace MengOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalApr 26, 2022
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-CARaul RuizOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-CATed LieuOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalApr 26, 2022
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaApr 28, 2022
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerMay 11, 2022
D-NCDeborah K. RossMay 11, 2022
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMay 11, 2022
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesMay 11, 2022
D-ALTerri A. SewellMay 11, 2022
D-ILSean CastenMay 16, 2022
D-CAPete AguilarMay 24, 2022
D-CABrad ShermanJun 8, 2022
D-FLDarren SotoJun 8, 2022
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneJun 15, 2022
D-NYAdriano EspaillatJul 26, 2022
D-NHAnn M. KusterJul 26, 2022
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJul 26, 2022
D-MEChellie PingreeJul 26, 2022
D-CADoris O. MatsuiJul 26, 2022
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesJul 26, 2022
D-FLKathy CastorJul 26, 2022
D-CAMark DeSaulnierJul 26, 2022
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJul 26, 2022
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaJul 26, 2022
D-GADavid ScottAug 19, 2022
D-TXLloyd DoggettAug 19, 2022
D-MIRashida TlaibDec 13, 2022
D-GANikema WilliamsDec 21, 2022

Committees 13

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Apr 26, 2022
Health Subcommittee
Referred Apr 27, 2022
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Apr 26, 2022
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Apr 26, 2022
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Apr 26, 2022
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Apr 26, 2022
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Apr 26, 2022
HouseBudget Committee
Referred Apr 26, 2022
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Apr 26, 2022
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 29, 2022
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Apr 26, 2022
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Apr 26, 2022
HouseHomeland Security Committee
Referred Apr 26, 2022
Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Apr 27, 2022
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Apr 26, 2022
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Apr 26, 2022
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred Apr 27, 2022

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 29, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Apr 27, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  3. Apr 27, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  4. Apr 27, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
  5. Apr 26, 2022Introduced in House

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 68, April 26, 2022, page H4511.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R47492Tax-Advantaged Savings Accounts: Overview and Policy ConsiderationsReportMar 31, 2023

Related bills 33

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 101Environmental Justice Mapping and Data Collection Act of 2021Related billJan 28, 2021
S 304End Diaper Need Act of 2021Related billFeb 8, 2021
S 341Justice for Incarcerated Moms ActRelated billFeb 22, 2021
S 346Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021Related billFeb 22, 2021
S 347Data to Save Moms ActRelated billFeb 22, 2021

Titles 13

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act
Kidney Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment Improvement Act of 2022
Stop HIV in Prison Act
Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2020
Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2022
Immigrants’ Mental Health Act of 2022
Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021
Data to Save Moms Act
Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disorders Health Disparities Act
End Tuberculosis Act
Universal School Meals Program Act of 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 26, 2022Introduced in House

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