United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5942 (115th)
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018
Introduced
23 May 2018
Last action
19 October 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
23 March 2026
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.
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Timeline
23 May 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
23 May 2018
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
23 May 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 May 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 May 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
27 June 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Source: Committee
19 October 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 May 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
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- related to → Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2017
- related to → Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2017
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5942
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5942
- us · 115-hr-5942 · source updated 23 March 2026