Bill to improve health of minority individuals referred to committee
H.R. 9877 — To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. · Filed by Raul Ruiz (D-CA) · 26 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
A bill aims to improve the health of minority individuals. It was sent to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The full text of the bill is not yet available to read. Twenty-six members of Congress support it.
Who it affects
The bill may affect minority individuals. Without the full text, it is unclear who else might be affected.
One thing to notice
The bill was sent to the Foreign Affairs Committee. This is unusual for a bill about health.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
26 cosponsors: 26 Democrats.
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- referred to committee — A bill sent to a group of lawmakers who study it and decide what to do next
- Foreign Affairs Committee — A group of lawmakers who handle bills about the United States and other countries
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 25, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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