H.R. 3592: South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-28 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017

Plain summary

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make grants to states for the purpose of promoting awareness of the increasing prevalence of heart disease, including its relationship to type 2 diabetes, in South Asian communities in the United States. For the purpose of conducting research and related activities with respect to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and other health-related ailments among South Asian communities in the United States, the National Institutes of Health, in coordination with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: (1) may conduct or support, through funding opportunity announcements, grants, or cooperative agreements, basic, clinical, and translational research; and (2) may award grants and cooperative agreements to public or nonprofit private entities. The bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to award research and extension grants for developing and disseminating science-based tools and strategies to promote heart healthy nutrition among South Asian communities in the United States. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that medical schools in the United States that are accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education should include as part of their nutrition curriculum a focus on South Asian diet and ways to achieve optimal nutrition in South Asian communities.

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Official text

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · 42 cosponsors

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Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ami Bera (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Grace Meng (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Adam Smith (D-WA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mark Pocan (D-WI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] reported raising $2.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3592.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3592 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115