House Bill 5942
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 23, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5942
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
May 23, 2018
10/19/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
10/19/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
06/27/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
06/27/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
06/27/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
05/24/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
05/23/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
05/23/2018
Referred 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.
05/23/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:26 PM