House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Health Equity Innovation Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 14, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 15, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5520.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 149, September 14, 2023, Page H4349):Article 1 Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Creates a new grant program, administered by HHS's Office of Minority Health, to expand access to culturally and linguistically appropriate care, encourage innovation, and address persistent health disparities and chronic disease challenges.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 14, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 304 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5520, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5520
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 26, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 26, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
10 cosponsors — 10 Democrats
0 of 10 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Donald Davis (D-NC), Al Green (D-TX), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Terri Sewell (D-AL).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nikema Williams.
- H.R. 1150 (118th) John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act of 2023
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- H.J.Res. 72 (118th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment…
- H.R. 5295 (118th) Expanding the VOTE Act
- H.Con.Res. 130 (118th) Commending State and local governments for championing reproductive rights as human rights.
- H.R. 2987 (118th) Election Mail Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.