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Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Introduced

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the United States, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
07/28/2017Introduced in House

All Actions (6)

Date All Actions
09/01/2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Action By: Committee on Agriculture
08/04/2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce
07/28/2017Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Action By: House of Representatives
07/28/2017Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Action By: House of Representatives
07/28/2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6561)
Action By: House of Representatives
07/28/2017Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (42)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]* 07/28/2017
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8] 08/18/2017
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] 09/11/2017
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] 11/14/2017
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] 02/27/2018
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] 03/06/2018
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] 04/13/2018
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] 04/13/2018
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] 04/23/2018
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] 04/24/2018
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] 05/15/2018
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] 07/12/2018
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] 07/16/2018
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] 07/23/2018
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] 10/05/2018
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] 10/05/2018
Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] 10/09/2018
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] 10/16/2018
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] 10/30/2018
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] 11/02/2018
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] 11/27/2018
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] 11/27/2018
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3] 11/27/2018
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] 12/06/2018

Committees (2)

Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.

Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Energy and Commerce07/28/2017 Referred to
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health08/04/2017 Referred to
House Agriculture07/28/2017 Referred to
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research09/01/2017 Referred to

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Introduced in House (07/28/2017)

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make grants to states for the purpose of promoting awareness of the increasing prevalence of heart disease, including its relationship to type 2 diabetes, in South Asian communities in the United States.

For the purpose of conducting research and related activities with respect to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and other health-related ailments among South Asian communities in the United States, the National Institutes of Health, in coordination with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: (1) may conduct or support, through funding opportunity announcements, grants, or cooperative agreements, basic, clinical, and translational research; and (2) may award grants and cooperative agreements to public or nonprofit private entities.

The bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to award research and extension grants for developing and disseminating science-based tools and strategies to promote heart healthy nutrition among South Asian communities in the United States.

The bill expresses the sense of Congress that medical schools in the United States that are accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education should include as part of their nutrition curriculum a focus on South Asian diet and ways to achieve optimal nutrition in South Asian communities.