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Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · Apr 30, 2002
Declares the sense of the Congress that: (1) a National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month should be established to promote educational efforts on the health problems currently facing minorities and other health disparity populations; (2) the Secretary of Health and Human services should present public service announcements on health promotion and disease prevention among minorities and other health disparity populations in the United States, and educate the public and health care professionals about health disparities; (3) the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality should continue to collect and report data on health care access and utilization on patients by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and, where possible, primary language to monitor the Nation's progress toward the elimination of health care disparities; and (4) the information gained should be disseminated to all health care professionals so that they may better communicate with all patients, regardless of race or ethnicity, without bias or prejudice.
People & committees
Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D–VI
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9930)
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9930)
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1716)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1716)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 388.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1716-1722)
Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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