US Congress House Bill 528 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-03-02 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 11.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress on the epidemiology of, impact of, and appropriate funding required to address neglected diseases of poverty, including neglected parasitic diseases such as Chagas disease, cysticercosis, toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis, trichomoniasis, the soil-transmitted helminths, and other related diseases. Requires the report to provide the information necessary to guide future health policy to: (1) accurately evaluate the current state of knowledge concerning such diseases and define gaps in such knowledge, and (2) address the threat of such diseases.

Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2011

Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]

Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]

Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-02	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 11.
2011-03-02	House	Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-23.
2011-02-15	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2011-02-15	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-02-11	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2011-02-11	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-02-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-02-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/528/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr528/BILLS-112hr528ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr528/BILLS-112hr528rh.pdf