US Congress House Bill 2897 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on June 25 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the epidemiology of, impact of, and appropriate funding required to address neglected diseases of poverty, including Chagas disease, cysticercosis, toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis, trichomoniasis, soil-transmitted helminth infection, and other related diseases. The report should provide the information necessary to guide future health policy to evaluate the current state of knowledge concerning such diseases and address the threat of such diseases.

Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2015

Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-06-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-06-25	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2897/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2897/BILLS-114hr2897ih.pdf