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Senate Bill 4533
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 8, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 8, 2020
Latest Action
Sep 8, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4533
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Elizabeth Warren
Massachusetts
Democrat
Mazie Hirono
Hawaii
Democrat
Ed Markey
Massachusetts
Democrat
Tina Smith
Minnesota
Democrat
Jeff Merkley
Oregon
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
September 8, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Sep 04, 2020
Introduced in House
36
Sponsorship
House Bill 8178
Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
09/08/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
09/08/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:48 PM
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