# 117-hr-7591: Health Equity and MENA Community Inclusion Act of 2022

117-hr-7591, Health Equity and MENA Community Inclusion Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7591
- Congress: 117
- Title: Health Equity and MENA Community Inclusion Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-04-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Health Equity and Middle Eastern and North African Community Inclusion Act of 2022 or the Health Equity and MENA Community Inclusion Act of 2022 This bill adds Middle Easterners and North Africans to the definition of racial and ethnic minority group for purposes of activities carried out by the Office of Minority Health and federally supported health care and public health programs.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2022-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2022-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2022-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act
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- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
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## Sources
- [117-hr-7591 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7591)

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- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5723)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5441)
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