US Congress House Bill 4944 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 24 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2014

Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]

Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4944/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4944/BILLS-113hr4944ih.pdf