118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2899Health Equity and MENA Community Inclusion Act of 2023

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to include Middle Easterners and North Africans in the statutory definition of a "racial and ethnic minority group", and for other purposes.

Health
Introduced Sep 21, 2023
Last action Sep 21, 2023
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Sep 21, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill includes Middle Easterners and North Africans (MENA) as a distinct population in the statutory definition of racial and ethnic minority group that applies to efforts to reduce health disparities by the Office of Minority Health of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The bill also requires HHS to conduct a study on health and related outcomes of MENA populations.

Provisions · 5 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Sep 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.