H.R. 3131: South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-05 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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 2020

Plain summary

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2020 This bill establishes a program that supports heart-disease research and awareness among disproportionately affected populations, including the South Asian population, of the United States. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to states for awareness initiatives, educational materials, and research catalogs regarding the prevalence of heart disease, including the association of type 2 diabetes, with respect to the South Asian population. HHS may also support or conduct research in this area.

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Official text

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2020

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · 55 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3131, South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2020 (2020-12-24)

Cosponsors on this site

Joe Wilson (R-SC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Bill Foster (D-IL), Ami Bera (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Josh Harder (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

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 (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3131.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3131 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116