# 116-hr-5246: REDUCE Act of 2019

116-hr-5246, REDUCE Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5246
- Congress: 116
- Title: REDUCE Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2019-11-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Researching and Ending Disparities by Understanding and Creating Equity Act of 2019 or the REDUCE Act of 2019 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to implement a Health in All Policies demonstration project. States, territories, tribes, and certain local government entities may apply for grants through the project to establish or enhance collaborative approaches to improve the health of individuals and communities. The grant funds must be used to (1) integrate health considerations in policymaking across sectors; (2) address health, equity, and sustainability; and (3) target a significant proportion of Medicare beneficiaries, Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles, or long-term care Medicaid recipients.The bill also directs the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or another appropriate entity to produce a report on eliminating health disparities to improve health equity.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2019-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7499: Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act
- 116-hr-7330: GREEN Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4674: College Affordability Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5246 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5246)

## Related
- [116-hr-7499: Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7499)
- [116-hr-7330: GREEN Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7330)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6820)
- [116-hr-4674: College Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4674)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5246 (as of 2025-11-18).