HR-5942 : Still Just a Bill


Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018

This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to the health of minority populations, including provisions to improve data collection, health literacy, health workforce diversity, and overall access to health care.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2018-10-19CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.House committee actions
2018-10-19CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.House committee actions
2018-06-27CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
2018-06-27CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.House committee actions
2018-06-27CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.House committee actions
2018-05-24CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.House committee actions
2018-05-23CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
2018-05-23IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2018-05-23IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2018-05-23IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2018-05-23IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2018-05-23IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2018-05-23IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2018-05-23IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2018-05-23IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2018-05-23IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2018-05-23IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Barbara Lee [D] (CA-13)
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Policy Area :

Health
Related Subjects
  • Allied health services
  • Blood and blood diseases
  • Cancer
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Census and government statistics
  • Child health
  • Computers and information technology
  • Consumer affairs
  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Crime victims
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Dental care
  • Disability and health-based discrimination
  • Disability and paralysis
  • Drug therapy
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Environmental health
  • Family planning and birth control
  • Foreign language and bilingual programs
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health care quality
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health personnel
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Hereditary and development disorders
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Immunology and vaccination
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Medicaid
  • Medical education
  • Medical ethics
  • Medical research
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Medicare
  • Mental health
  • Minority health
  • Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
  • Prescription drugs
  • Racial and ethnic relations
  • Radiation
  • Research and development
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Sex and reproductive health
  • Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
  • Sexually transmitted diseases
  • U.S. territories and protectorates
  • Violent crime
  • Women's health
Related Geographic Entities
  • Hawaii
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