HR 4944
113th 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 2014
Introduced: June 24, 2014
Introduced by:
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Democratic
· Georgia
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Became law
Jun 24, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 24, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2014 - 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
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1