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Introduced
02/02/2021
02/02/2021
In Committee
02/02/2021
02/02/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence.
AI Summary
This bill, the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2021, aims to address structural racism and its impacts on public health. It establishes a National Center on Antiracism and Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct research, collect and analyze data, and develop interventions to dismantle the mechanisms of racism in healthcare and other systems that affect health and well-being. Additionally, the bill creates a law enforcement violence prevention program within the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control to study the public health impacts of police violence and develop strategies to eliminate deaths, injuries, and trauma resulting from police interactions.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 02/02/2021)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/162/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s162/BILLS-117s162is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s162/BILLS-117s162is.pdf.pdf |
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