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HR 2897 114th Congress House

Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2015

Official title: To require the submission of a report to the Congress on parasitic disease among poor Americans.

Introduced: June 25, 2015 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightHealth programs administration and fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesPoverty and welfare assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 25, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 25, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 25, 2015
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 25, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2897: Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2897/
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"H.R. 2897: Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2897/.
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H.R. 2897, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2897/.
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