H.R. 4209: Minority Diabetes Initiative Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-12-10 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-12-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Minority Diabetes Initiative Act

Plain summary

Minority Diabetes Initiative Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. HHS must ensure that these grants cover a variety of diabetes-related health care services, including routine care for diabetic patients, public education on diabetes prevention and control, eye care, foot care, and treatment for kidney disease and other complications of diabetes.

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Official text

Minority Diabetes Initiative Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · 49 cosponsors

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Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Adam Smith (D-WA), Al Green (D-TX), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Ballot initiative: A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4209.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4209 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114