# 114-hr-4209: Minority Diabetes Initiative Act

114-hr-4209, Minority Diabetes Initiative Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4209
- Congress: 114
- Title: Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-12-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 49
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Minority Diabetes Initiative Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. HHS must ensure that these grants cover a variety of diabetes-related health care services, including routine care for diabetic patients, public education on diabetes prevention and control, eye care, foot care, and treatment for kidney disease and other complications of diabetes.

## Cosponsors (49)

- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-TX), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2015-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2015-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4209 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4209)

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