Health Equity and MENA Community Inclusion Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6767 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6767 To amend the Public Health Service Act to include Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) individuals in the statutory definition of a ``racial and ethnic minority group'', to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a comprehensive study of MENA population health, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2025 Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Carson, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Correa, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Pou, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Simon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to include Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) individuals in the statutory definition of a ``racial and ethnic minority group'', to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a comprehensive study of MENA population health, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Health Equity and Middle Eastern and North African Community Inclusion Act of 2025'' or the ``Health Equity and MENA Community Inclusion Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. DEFINITION. In this Act, the terms ``Middle Eastern and North African'' or ``MENA'', with respect to individuals or populations, includes individuals or populations who identify with or belong to one or more nationalities or ethnic groups originating in a country (or portion th