Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-8178| House
| Updated: 9/4/2020
Ayanna Pressley
Democratic Representative
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (35)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020 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. Among other activities, the new center must declare racism a public health crisis, collect and analyze data, and administer research and grant programs to address racism and its impact on health and well-being. 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 carry out 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.
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 2020
USA116th CongressHR-8178| House
| Updated: 9/4/2020
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020 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. Among other activities, the new center must declare racism a public health crisis, collect and analyze data, and administer research and grant programs to address racism and its impact on health and well-being. 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 carry out 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.
Ayanna Pressley
Democratic Representative
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (35)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
Related Bills
- Introduced
- 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