H.R. 379: Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-21 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021

Plain summary

Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a program to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities by, for example, coordinating activities across the CDC. As part of the program, the CDC must award grants to eligible organizations to build capacity to address social determinants of health. The CDC shall provide for an independent evaluation of certain grants and report findings to Congress.

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Official text

Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · 45 cosponsors

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Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), André Carson (D-IN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Mike Levin (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), William R. Keating (D-MA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ed Case (D-HI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr379.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr379 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117