HR 528
112th Congress
House
Health
Congressional oversight
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Poverty and welfare assistance
Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2011
Introduced: February 8, 2011
Introduced by:
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Democratic
· Georgia
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Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2011
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 11.
Mar 2, 2011
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-23.
Feb 15, 2011
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Feb 15, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 11, 2011
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Feb 11, 2011
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 10, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 8, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 11.
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