S2246-118

Introduced

To authorize the appropriation of funds to the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on barriers to gender-affirming care.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 11, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize the appropriation of funds to the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on barriers to gender-affirming care., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Transportation, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H788369EFFE2E44E386A8701A000C2FB6: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gender-Affirming Care Access Research for Equity Act or the Gender-Affirming CARE Act.
  • Section id3F9FBA6F66244014B0914EB3DF90AD2E: 2. Funding for research by NIH and CDC on barriers to gender-affirming care There is authorized to be appropriated to each of the National Institutes of Health...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize the appropriation of funds to the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on barriers to gender-affirming care., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Transportation, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, To authorize the appropriation of funds to the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on barriers to gender-affirming care., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Transportation Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies:
health care providers and patients:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 11, 2023

Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Welch, Ms. Warren, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Transportation Immigration
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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