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US HR379

Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021


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Introduced
01/21/2021
In Committee
02/02/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out a Social Determinants of Health Program, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021, authorizes the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a Social Determinants of Health Program. The program aims to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities by coordinating relevant CDC activities, awarding grants to state, local, and tribal health agencies and organizations to address social determinants of health in their communities, and funding research and technical assistance on best practices. The bill appropriates $50 million annually for fiscal years 2022 through 2027, with at least 75% of the funds allocated for the community grants and research initiatives.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (46)

Nanette Barragán (D)* Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  G. Butterfield (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  André Carson (D),  Ed Case (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Jim Cooper (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Sylvia Garcia (D),  Chuy García (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Brian Higgins (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Mondaire Jones (D),  Bill Keating (D),  Robin Kelly (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Dan Kildee (D),  Al Lawson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Mike Levin (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Katie Porter (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Deborah Ross (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Raul Ruiz (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Kilili Sablan (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  Abigail Spanberger (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  David Trone (D),  Lauren Underwood (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Susan Wild (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 02/02/2021)

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