Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023
Latest action · Apr 28, 2023 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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023
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.
In particular, the new center must carry out various activities to address racism and its impact on health and well-being. This includes declaring racism a public health crisis, collecting and analyzing data, and administering research and grant programs.
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 implement the law enforcement violence prevention program by conducting research and supporting other activities pertaining to law enforcement violence and public health.
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2023 to May 6, 2024, with 43 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 26, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1317 | Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Apr 26, 2023 |
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.
- Apr 26, 2023Introduced in House
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