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H.R. 5225 (109th)

Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act

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Introduced

27 April 2006

Last action

15 May 2006 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

15 August 2025

Healthcare · Education

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Summary

Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) conduct, coordinate, and support research and other activities with respect to pre-diabetes and diabetes in minority populations; and (2) conduct and support programs to treat diabetes in minority populations. Requires the Director of NIH, through the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, to provide for: (1) health care professionals' mentoring; and (2) minority health professionals' participation in diabetes-focused research programs. Directs the Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordinating Committee to develop and implement a federal plan to address diabetes mellitus within communities of color. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) conduct and support research and other activities with respect to diabetes in minority populations; (2) direct the Division of Diabetes Translation to conduct and support programs to educate the public on diabetes in minority populations; and (3) carry out diabetes health promotion and prevention programs for minority populations. Directs the Secretary to carry out: (1) education and awareness programs designed to increase participation of minority populations in clinical trials; and (2) mentorship programs for minority researchers who are conducting research on diabetes in minority populations. Provides for studies on the shortage of adult and pediatric endocrinologists specializing in diabetes and on outcomes of minority children with diabetes compared to non-minority children.

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Timeline

  1. 27 April 2006

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 April 2006

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 April 2006

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 15 May 2006

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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