II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2899 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2023 Mr. Padilla introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to include Middle Easterners and North Africans in the statutory definition of a racial and ethnic minority group , and for other purposes.