Urban and Rural Diabetes Initiative Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6241 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6241 To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in urban and rural communities. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2025 Ms. Waters (for herself, Ms. Barragan, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Fields, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. Williams of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in urban and rural communities. 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 ``Urban and Rural Diabetes Initiative Act''. SEC. 2. GRANTS REGARDING TREATMENT OF DIABETES IN URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 330Q. GRANTS REGARDING TREATMENT OF DIABETES IN URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to eligible providers for the purpose of providing services related to the treatment of diabetes (and co-morbid conditions) in medically underserved communities. ``(b) Application for Grant.--An eligible provider seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, in such manner, and containin