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HEARD Act of 2025

Introduced Feb 27, 2025 by Rep. Marilyn Strickland

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Latest action · Feb 27, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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What it does

This bill establishes Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants and other initiatives to address rare diseases or conditions (e.g., those affecting less than 200,000 people in the United States) in racial and ethnic minority populations.

For example, to advance such purposes, the bill establishes within HHS

grants to public and private nonprofit entities for data collection and public outreach,

grants to health professions schools to improve health care and minority representation in research regarding rare diseases and conditions,

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

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