BillTrack50 logo
Free Signup Login
Bill

Bill > HR2904

US HR2904

US HR2904
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023

summary

Introduced
04/26/2023
In Committee
04/28/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th 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 aims to address structural racism and police violence as public health crises. It establishes the National Center on Antiracism and Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct research, develop interventions, and educate the public on the public health impacts of racism. The bill also mandates the creation of a law enforcement violence prevention program within the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control to study the public health effects of police use of force, develop prevention strategies, and improve data collection on police violence. The bill provides for funding to support these initiatives and coordination with relevant federal agencies, Tribal authorities, and independent researchers.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (53)

Ayanna Pressley (D)*,  Alma Adams (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Jamaal Bowman (D),  Shontel Brown (D),  Cori Bush (D),  André Carson (D),  Troy Carter (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Jasmine Crockett (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Chuy García (D),  Al Green (D),  Brian Higgins (D),  Glenn Ivey (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Summer Lee (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Jenn McClellan (D),  Morgan McGarvey (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Delia Ramirez (D),  Dutch Ruppersberger (D),  Andrea Salinas (D),  John Sarbanes (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Melanie Stansbury (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Ritchie Torres (D),  Juan Vargas (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Maxine Waters (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Nikema Williams (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 04/28/2023)

Bill Topics

Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties
  • ‐ Ethnic Minority and Racial Group Discrimination
Health
  • ‐ Research and Development
Law, Crime, and Family Issues
  • ‐ Police, Fire, and Law Enforcement
(2 Companion Bills)

bill text

bill summary

Loading...

bill summary

Loading...

bill summary

Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2904/all-info 04/27/2023
BillText https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr2904/BILLS-118hr2904ih.pdf 05/01/2023
Loading...