South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017
Sponsored By: Representative Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
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Summary
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.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
JOSEPH CROWLEY
NY • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 8/18/2017
ELIOT ENGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 9/11/2017
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/14/2017
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/27/2018
BOBBY RUSH
IL • D
Sponsored 3/6/2018
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/23/2018
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/24/2018
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
ED ROYCE
CA • R
Sponsored 7/12/2018
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 7/16/2018
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/23/2018
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2018
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/5/2018
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 10/9/2018
ALCEE HASTINGS
FL • D
Sponsored 10/16/2018
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/30/2018
WM. CLAY
MO • D
Sponsored 11/2/2018
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 11/27/2018
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 11/27/2018
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 11/27/2018
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 12/6/2018
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