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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 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 24, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 24, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 24, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4944: Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4944/
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"H.R. 4944: Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4944/.
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H.R. 4944, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4944/.
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