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Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-2884| House 
| Updated: 4/10/2025
Ayanna Pressley

Ayanna Pressley

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (23)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Jennifer L. McClellan (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence, defining "antiracism" as policies leading to racial equity. The legislation seeks to address the profound public health impacts of these issues. A core provision establishes the National Center on Antiracism and Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This Center is tasked with declaring racism a public health crisis, developing new knowledge in antiracism science, and translating that knowledge into interventions that dismantle racist mechanisms and promote equitable structures. Its duties include conducting research, collecting and analyzing data on structural racism's public health impacts—including implicit bias, White supremacy, and social determinants of health—and identifying effective intervention strategies. The Center will also award grants, establish regional centers of excellence, and create a clearinghouse for comprehensive, disaggregated public health data, while protecting individual privacy. Additionally, the bill mandates the establishment of a law enforcement violence prevention program within the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. This program will research the public health impacts of law enforcement uses of force, including police brutality and violence, and develop public health interventions to eliminate associated deaths, injuries, trauma, and negative mental health effects. It will ensure comprehensive data collection, analysis, and reporting on police violence and misconduct, in consultation with the Department of Justice and independent researchers. The program will also award grants for epidemiologic research and interventions, and submit annual reports to Congress with recommendations to disrupt processes in policing that perpetuate racism and racial disparities in public health.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8178
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-666
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-2904
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 2, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-1489
Star Print ordered on the measure.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8178
    Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-666
    Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-2904
    Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023


  • April 10, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • April 10, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • September 2, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-1489
    Star Print ordered on the measure.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 119-1489: Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025

Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-2884| House 
| Updated: 4/10/2025
This bill aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence, defining "antiracism" as policies leading to racial equity. The legislation seeks to address the profound public health impacts of these issues. A core provision establishes the National Center on Antiracism and Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This Center is tasked with declaring racism a public health crisis, developing new knowledge in antiracism science, and translating that knowledge into interventions that dismantle racist mechanisms and promote equitable structures. Its duties include conducting research, collecting and analyzing data on structural racism's public health impacts—including implicit bias, White supremacy, and social determinants of health—and identifying effective intervention strategies. The Center will also award grants, establish regional centers of excellence, and create a clearinghouse for comprehensive, disaggregated public health data, while protecting individual privacy. Additionally, the bill mandates the establishment of a law enforcement violence prevention program within the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. This program will research the public health impacts of law enforcement uses of force, including police brutality and violence, and develop public health interventions to eliminate associated deaths, injuries, trauma, and negative mental health effects. It will ensure comprehensive data collection, analysis, and reporting on police violence and misconduct, in consultation with the Department of Justice and independent researchers. The program will also award grants for epidemiologic research and interventions, and submit annual reports to Congress with recommendations to disrupt processes in policing that perpetuate racism and racial disparities in public health.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8178
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-666
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-2904
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 2, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-1489
Star Print ordered on the measure.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8178
    Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-666
    Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-2904
    Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023


  • April 10, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • April 10, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • September 2, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-1489
    Star Print ordered on the measure.
Ayanna Pressley

Ayanna Pressley

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (23)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Jennifer L. McClellan (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 119-1489: Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted