Expressing the sentiment of Congress that the Department of Health and Human Services should declare the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency.
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Jul 26, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 26, 2022
Introduced in House
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This resolution recommends that the Department of Health and Human Services declare a public health emergency to respond to the spread of monkeypox in countries, including the United States, where the disease is not endemic. (Monkeypox is a viral disease that is endemic to parts of Africa and causes symptoms similar to, but less severe than, smallpox.)
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Bourdeaux, Carolyn
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Costa, Jim
D
Gomez, Jimmy
Maloney, Sean
D
Beyer, Donald S.
D
Green, Al
D
Pocan, Mark
D
Takano, Mark
Bass, Karen
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Bowman, Jamaal
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Espaillat, Adriano
D
Evans, Dwight
Jackson Lee, Sheila
D
Jacobs, Sara
Jones, Mondaire
MALONEY, CAROLYN
D
Meng, Grace
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Quigley, Mike
D
Strickland, Marilyn
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
D
Tonko, Paul
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1286: Expressing the sentiment of Congress that the Department of Health and Human Services should declare the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1286/
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