To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities.
USA115th CongressHR-2351| House
| Updated: 5/5/2017
Maxine Waters
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (56)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Minority Diabetes Initiative Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. HHS must ensure that these grants cover a variety of diabetes-related health care services, including routine care for diabetic patients, public education on diabetes prevention and control, eye care, foot care, and treatment for kidney disease and other complications of diabetes.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Digestive and metabolic diseasesHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHearing, speech, and vision careMinority health
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities.
USA115th CongressHR-2351| House
| Updated: 5/5/2017
Minority Diabetes Initiative Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. HHS must ensure that these grants cover a variety of diabetes-related health care services, including routine care for diabetic patients, public education on diabetes prevention and control, eye care, foot care, and treatment for kidney disease and other complications of diabetes.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Maxine Waters
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (56)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Digestive and metabolic diseasesHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHearing, speech, and vision careMinority health