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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from 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 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Apr 5, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Apr 5, 2024 |
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 Feb 29, 2024 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 8, 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.
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. 170, no. 37, February 29, 2024, page H773.
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 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide health equity for people with disabilities.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Health Equity for People with Disabilities Act
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
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.
