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HELP Act of 2020 HIV Epidemic Loan-Repayment Program Act of 2020 [HB-5806]
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[Student Loans ]
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Directs the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to carry out a loan repayment program for certain health care providers who agree to provide HIV treatment or HIV dental care in (1) a designated health professional shortage area, (2) a clinical site that is funded under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, or (3) an area that meets requirements specified by HRSA. For each qualifying year of service, HRSA pays one-fifth of the principal and interest on any eligible loan, with total loan repayment after five years; repayment is capped at
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National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Update Act [HB-5730]
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[National Security ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Requires the White House Homeland Security Council (HSC) and the National Security Council (NSC) to update the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza issued by the HSC in November 2005 within 90 days of this bill's enactment. The implementation plan associated with the strategy shall be updated not later than 180 days after such update.
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Protecting Americans from Seasonal Influenza Act of 2020 [HB-5729]
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Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to increase seasonable influenza vaccination rates in states that have sustained influenza vaccination rates below recommended levels. State health agencies receiving such grants must include at least one of the elements set out in the bill in their programs. Among others, these include (1) increasing outreach to vulnerable populations, (2) encouraging employer-based vaccination programs, and (3) coordinating between health care providers and insurers to reduce out-of-pocket
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Public Health Emergency Fund Act [HB-5723]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Provides $5 billion in supplemental appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Public Health Emergency Fund. The bill designates the funds as an emergency requirement and provides that the funds are only available if the President subsequently designates the funds. (Emergency spending is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.) HHS may use the funds provided by this bill to acquire products such as drugs, vaccines and other biological products, and medical devices for deposit
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FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act [S.3204]
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[Science ]
[National Security ]
Requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) revise its 2018-2022 Strategic Plan to ensure that the plan explicitly mentions climate change and addresses the implications of climate change on homeland security and near- and long-term national disaster risk; and (2) ensure that future strategic plans do likewise. The Department of Homeland Security must establish, as a subcommittee of the National Advisory Council, the Climate Change Subcommittee, which shall advise FEMA on how to best incorporate climate change, including risk
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Supporting the designation of January 2020 as "National One Health Awareness Month" to promote awareness of organizations focused on public health, animal health, and environmental health collaboration throughout the United States and to recognize the critical contributions of those organizations to the future of the United States. [HR-794]
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This resolution supports the designation of National One Health Awareness Month and recognizes the importance of the One Health approach to protecting the health of people, animals, plants, and the environment. One Health is a collaborative, transdisciplinary approach with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.
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Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act [HB-5517]
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Establishes (1) a professional exchange program between the United States and India with a focus on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Mohandas Gandhi, (2) a development training initiative based on principles of nonviolence, and (3) a foundation to address development priorities in India. Specifically, the bill establishes a professional exchange program comprised of both an annual educational forum for scholars from the United States and India, as well as an undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate student exchange for students in the
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A resolution designating January 2020 as "National One Health Awareness Month" to promote awareness of organizations focused on public health, animal health, and environmental health collaboration throughout the United States and to recognize the critical contributions of those organizations to the future of the United States. [SR-462]
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This resolution designates January 2020 as National One Health Awareness Month and recognizes the importance of the One Health approach to protecting the health of people, animals, plants, and the environment. One Health is a collaborative, transdisciplinary approach with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.
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Liver Illness Visibility, Education, and Research Act of 2019 [S.3074]
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[Science ]
[Education ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for and support liver illness visibility, education, and research, and for other purposes.
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End Valley Fever Now Act [HB-5438]
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To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to award grants to develop programs to increase health care providers' awareness of Valley fever, and for other purposes.
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A resolution commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day. [SR-452]
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[International ]
This resolution recognizes World AIDS Day and expresses support for efforts to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS both domestically and internationally.
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Supporting the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day. [HCR-78]
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[Human Rights ]
[International ]
This concurrent resolution recognizes World AIDS Day and expresses support for efforts to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS both domestically and internationally.
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Global Hope Act of 2019 [HB-5338]
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[International ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizes the Department of State to work with the private sector, the United Nations, and other relevant multilateral organizations to address childhood cancer globally.
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Stamp Out Lyme Disease Act [HB-5299]
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Directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Lyme Disease Research Semipostal Stamp, with all proceeds being transferred to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2019 [S.2869]
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[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for extensions of detention of certain aliens ordered removed, and for other purposes.
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Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019 [HB-5064]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Health ]
[National Security ]
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an interagency task force to examine animal disease transmission, and for other purposes.
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Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019 [HB-5076]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
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Specifies that certain deductible, coinsurance, initial coverage limit, and cost-sharing requirements that apply under the Medicare prescription drug benefit shall not apply with respect to vaccines that are recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must provide to Medicare beneficiaries specified information regarding (1) coverage of vaccines for seniors, and (2) access to recommended vaccines without cost-sharing.
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Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019 [HB-4982]
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Extends targeted liability protection to certain manufacturers, distributors, prescribers, and users of approved respiratory protective devices that are used under certain conditions during a declared public health emergency.
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STOP Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act Study, Treat, Observe, and Prevent Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act [S.2675]
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[Poverty ]
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Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address neglected diseases of poverty in the United States. Among other activities, HHS must establish an interagency task force to provide recommendations to address neglected diseases of poverty in the United States; provide grants to states to implement surveillance systems to determine the prevalence, incidence, and distribution of such diseases; and increase awareness of neglected diseases of poverty among health care providers and the public.
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Honoring the lives, work, and sacrifice of Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., the 2 United States Postal Service employees who died as a result of their contact with anthrax while working at the United States Postal Facility located at 900 Brentwood Road NE, Washington, DC, during the anthrax attack in the fall of 2001; United States Postal Service employees, who have continued to work diligently in service to the people of the United States notwithstanding the anthrax attack; as well as the other 3 Americans who died and the 17 who became ill in the attack. [HR-648]
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This resolution honors the lives and work of Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., and acknowledges the sacrifice that all U.S. Postal Service employees make on behalf of the United States on a daily basis.