US SB2899 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on September 21 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-09-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4657-4658)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 21 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-09-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4657-4658)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to include Middle Easterners and North Africans in the statutory definition of a "racial and ethnic minority group", and for other purposes.
Title
Health Equity and MENA Community Inclusion Act of 2023 Health Equity and Middle Eastern and North African Community Inclusion Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4657-4658) |
Same As/Similar To
HB2730 (Related) 2023-04-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2899/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s2899/BILLS-118s2899is.pdf |
