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H.R. 3771: South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2022

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H.R. 3771: South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-08 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 397 (2022): On Motion to Recommit, HR3771 (2022-07-27), Failed. See all
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2022

Plain summary

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2022 This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to establish programs that support heart-disease research and awareness among communities disproportionately affected by heart disease, including the South Asian population of the United States. The programs include (1) grants to states for awareness initiatives and educational materials; and (2) research regarding heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other heart health-related ailments with respect to the South Asian population and other at-risk populations.

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Official text

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · 32 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3771, South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2022 (2022-07-25)

Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Bill Foster (D-IL), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Ami Bera (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)

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.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3771 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117