S4773-118

Introduced

To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 25, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Civil Rights.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024.
  • Section id2b37a828b928469ca242b73142bca87a: 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section HA11281DB556D4718A859AF0D25B8AE09: 1001. Strengthening data collection, improving data analysis, and expanding data reporting The purpose of the amendments made by this subsection is to promote...
  • Section HC5AE35F632E14524B21EA3322B3666E0: 3431. Establishing grants for data collection improvement activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and...
  • Section HEF161C303D4F487A8292302FEB5BE1A3: 3432. Oversampling of underrepresented groups in Federal health surveys The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Center for Health...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Healthcare, Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

This bill, To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Healthcare Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 25, 2024

Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Booker, Ms. Warren, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Healthcare Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"administrator_of_fema"
→ Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

12 terms
"qualified LEP enrollee" §H62977DBACA3E41378A9118F5BEA1C42D

an individual— who is limited English proficient

"Medicare Cost Assistance Program eligible individual" §H766C9B2587994C9089BC6C015797B340

an individual who— is eligible for, and is receiving, medical assistance for the payment of medicare cost-sharing under a State Medicaid program pursuant to clause (i), (iii), or (iv) of section 1902(a)(10)(E) as of December 31, 2024

"Secretary" §H81F7AE8D0285414B8D37182A0E5EFCE6

the Secretary of Health and Human Services— acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, with respect to grants under subsection (c)(1)

"qualified translator" §H971ECB0D5FA9468098E83CEC8299EC96

a translator who— adheres to generally accepted translator ethics principles, including client confidentiality

"eligible individual" §H9BF0026F502446E4BCEE65D4E7E6B89E

an individual who— is described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII))

"eligible entity" §HBDE9EE9DDCDE4D7A9DB5F77D92DD6A91

an entity that— is a Medicaid provider that is— a physician

"Hispanic-serving institution" §HC782884DA4C140F7B9E58EA47D6CC7C0

an entity that— is a school or program for which there is a definition under section 799B

"Hispanic-serving institution" §HD34BEC93D49E49CAAA7865C78739F26A

an entity that— is a school or program for which there is a definition under section 799B

"qualified noncitizen" §HD882DE73BF7A4BD9A04DB87279A89CB6

a noncitizen who, at the time the noncitizen applies for, receives, or attempts to receive a Federal public benefit, is lawfully present in the United States. in subsection (c)— in the header, by striking qualified aliens and inserting qualified noncitizens

"qualified translator" §HFC73FD67E11248CF820257A8550C4656

a translator who— adheres to generally accepted translator ethics principles, including client confidentiality

"Medicare Cost Assistance Program eligible individual" §id2470B3218C714D459B9D2BB36AF7051B

an individual who— is eligible for, and is receiving, medical assistance for the payment of medicare cost-sharing under a State Medicaid program pursuant to clause (i), (iii), or (iv) of section 1902(a)(10)(E) as of December 31, 2024

"exigent circumstances" §id798611B84BC8412BA167E1366987A94D

a situation involving— the imminent risk of death, violence, or physical harm to any person or property, including a situation implicating terrorism or the national security of the United States

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