REACH Act

Summary

REACH Act This bill establishes a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve health, prevent and manage chronic health conditions, and reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations. Specifically, HHS, in consultation with the Office of Minority Health, must award grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, entities that demonstrate relevant experience in, and capacity for, working with such populations. Recipients must use funds for increasing diversity in the public health and health care workforce, enhancing capacity to respond to infectious disease outbreaks, and implementing health improvement efforts.

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Timeline

1. 4 August 2020

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 August 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 4 August 2020 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 August 2020

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 August 2020

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 4 August 2020

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Sponsors

• Tim Scott · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

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