Health Equity for People with Disabilities Act
Latest action · Mar 8, 2024 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.
- IntroducedFeb 29, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Equity for People with Disabilities Act
This bill modifies certain grants available to health centers that offer primary health services to medically underserved populations to ensure that members of such populations with disabilities receive accessible health services.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 29, 2024 to Apr 5, 2024, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 29, 2024 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Mar 22, 2024 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 29, 2024Introduced in House
- Feb 29, 2024Referred 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 1219 | Health Equity for People with Disabilities Act | Identical bill | Apr 19, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 29, 2024Introduced in House
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