Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023
USA118th CongressHR-2904| House
| Updated: 4/28/2023
Ayanna Pressley
Democratic Representative
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (52)
Nikema Williams (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Jennifer L. McClellan (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Advisory bodiesAge discriminationCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Community life and organizationCongressional oversightCrime preventionCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal-Indian relationsGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHousing discriminationIndian social and development programsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMedical educationMedical researchMental healthMinority healthPoverty and welfare assistanceRacial and ethnic relationsResearch administration and fundingSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationViolent crime
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023
USA118th CongressHR-2904| House
| Updated: 4/28/2023
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Ayanna Pressley
Democratic Representative
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (52)
Nikema Williams (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Jennifer L. McClellan (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Andrea Salinas (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
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- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Advisory bodiesAge discriminationCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Community life and organizationCongressional oversightCrime preventionCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability and health-based discriminationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal-Indian relationsGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHousing discriminationIndian social and development programsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMedical educationMedical researchMental healthMinority healthPoverty and welfare assistanceRacial and ethnic relationsResearch administration and fundingSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationViolent crime