US Congress Senate Bill 4919 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on November 18 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) to study, and make certain recommendations concerning, the use of health impact assessments or other tools to evaluate the effect of proposed federal legislation on health and health disparities. When developing recommendations to incorporate these tools into the federal legislative process, the National Academies must consult with the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Congressional Research Service.

AHEAD Act of 2020 Assimilating Health and Equity Assessments into Decision-making of 2020

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-11-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB7510 (Related) 2020-07-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4919/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4919/BILLS-116s4919is.pdf