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MEDS Act

USA117th CongressHR-6463| House 
| Updated: 1/25/2022
Thomas P. Tiffany

Thomas P. Tiffany

Republican Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (6)
Matthew M. Rosendale (Republican)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Madison Cawthorn (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)
Committees (7)
• Ways and Means Committee• Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Natural Resources Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Medical Equality and Discrimination Stoppage Act or the MEDS Act This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from discriminating against or providing preferential treatment to any person or group on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, or national origin. The prohibitions also apply to the administration of HHS programs, including HHS-funded programs administered by states, territories, and private entities. An individual aggrieved by conduct prohibited under the bill may commence a civil action in the appropriate U.S. district court to obtain relief.
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Timeline
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced in House
Jan 20, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 20, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 25, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
  • January 20, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • January 20, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • January 20, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • January 21, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • January 25, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

Health

MEDS Act

USA117th CongressHR-6463| House 
| Updated: 1/25/2022
Medical Equality and Discrimination Stoppage Act or the MEDS Act This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from discriminating against or providing preferential treatment to any person or group on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, or national origin. The prohibitions also apply to the administration of HHS programs, including HHS-funded programs administered by states, territories, and private entities. An individual aggrieved by conduct prohibited under the bill may commence a civil action in the appropriate U.S. district court to obtain relief.
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Timeline
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced in House
Jan 20, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 20, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 25, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
  • January 20, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • January 20, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • January 20, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • January 21, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • January 25, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Thomas P. Tiffany

Thomas P. Tiffany

Republican Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (6)
Matthew M. Rosendale (Republican)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Madison Cawthorn (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)
Committees (7)
• Ways and Means Committee• Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Natural Resources Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted