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H.R. 5942 (115th)

Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018

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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

Healthcare

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

  1. 23 May 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  2. 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

  3. 23 May 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 23 May 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 24 May 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

    Source: Committee

  6. 27 June 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

    Source: Committee

  7. 19 October 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.

    Source: Committee

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