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HR9877Referred to Committee

To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-22
Introduced
26
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Raul Ruiz
Raul Ruiz
Democrat · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.0% (632 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/R000599

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (26)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

26 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Workforce, the Judiciary, the Budget, Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, Armed Services, Homeland Security, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-07-22

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2026-07-22
  • House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2026-07-22
  • House Committee on Financial ServicesReferred To · 2026-07-22
  • House Committee on Homeland SecurityReferred To · 2026-07-22
  • House Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2026-07-22
  • House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2026-07-22
  • House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2026-07-22
  • House Committee on the BudgetReferred To · 2026-07-22
  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-07-22
  • House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2026-07-22
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2026-07-22
  • House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2026-07-22
  • House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2026-07-22
  • House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2026-07-22

Plain-English Summary

Plain-English summary pending. Introduced on 2026-07-22. Check back soon — summaries are generated as bills progress through Congress.

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