Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
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Vieques Recovery and Redevelopment Act of 2019 [HB-4605]
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Provides a framework to compensate certain residents of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, for the use of such island for military readiness. The bill sets forth provisions regarding award amounts for individuals and for claims by the municipality of Vieques. An individual claimant shall be awarded monetary compensation if the claimant contracted a chronic, life threatening, or physical or mental disease or illness, during or after the government used the island for military readiness.
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Adding Epidemic Diseases to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act [HB-4553]
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Expands the priority-review voucher program for tropical diseases to include Middle East respiratory syndrome, Nipah virus, and Rift Valley fever. A voucher entitles the holder to have a future new drug or biological product application acted upon by the Food and Drug Administration within six months.
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Veterans’ Right to Breathe Act [HB-4574]
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Provides a presumption of service connection to burn pit-exposed veterans for certain diseases. Under a presumption of service connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. A burn pit-exposed veteran is a veteran who was supporting a contingency operation on or after January 1, 1990, and was stationed at a location where an open burn pit (an area used for burning solid waste in open
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Native Health and Wellness Act of 2019 [HB-4534]
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Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to Indian tribes or tribal organizations for promoting health, preventing disease, and reducing health disparities among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Specifically, grants may be used to (1) establish or support preventive health service programs that facilitate the achievement of health-status goals, (2) establish or support public health services that reduce the prevalence of chronic disease among American Indians and Alaska Natives, or (3) strengthen public health
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 [S.2583]
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Provides FY2020 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship
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Recognizing the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox and the importance of vaccination in the United States and worldwide. [HR-592]
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Recognizing the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox and the importance of vaccination in the United States and worldwide.
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Turn the Tide Act [HB-4460]
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Funds through FY2023 the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which established various programs to address opioid addiction. Funded programs include (1) grants to increase access to substance use disorder treatments; (2) research, training, and developing best practices within the public health sector; (3) prevention and recovery services for youth, women, and infants; (4) overdose prevention and treatment; and (5) other community, judicial, and administrative programs. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2024 and increases funding for the
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Farm to Table Safety Act [HB-4466]
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Modifies the Department of Agriculture (USDA) food safety education program. Specifically, the bill requires USDA to (1) include farm workers in the program; and (2) expand the scope of the program to include practices that prevent bacterial contamination of food, methods of identifying sources of food contamination, and other means of decreasing food contamination.
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Creating Hope Reauthorization Act [HB-4439]
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases.
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A resolution to support the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the Sixth Replenishment. [SR-318]
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This resolution commends the Global Fund to Fight AIDS and its partners for their contributions to ending the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. The resolution also affirms U.S. support to secure at least $14 billion in donor commitments for the Sixth Global Fund Replenishment.
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End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act [S.2481]
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Expands programs to address neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which are infections caused by pathogens, including viruses, microbes, and helminths (parasitic worms), that disproportionately impact individuals living in extreme poverty, especially in developing countries. Examples include dengue, leprosy, and rabies. The bill sets forth certain priorities for the NTDs Program of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), including the coordination of program activities with other USAID development sectors regarding (1) education; (2)
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Dignity in Aging Act of 2019 [HB-4334]
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Establishes, reauthorizes, and revises several programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor relating to care for the elderly. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises programs that support caregivers of the elderly; informational services, such as pension counseling; nutritional services, such as meal delivery; disease prevention and health promotion services; community and workforce training regarding elder care; and abuse and neglect prevention services. The bill also
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DISARM Act of 2019 Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2019 [HB-4100]
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Requires additional payment under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system for services that involve certain antimicrobial drugs, in accordance with specified limitations. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on the barriers to developing such antimicrobial drugs and must recommend ways to address such barriers.
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Recognizing July 28, 2019, as "World Hepatitis Day". [HR-505]
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Recognizing July 28, 2019, as "World Hepatitis Day".
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Turn the Tide Act [S.2102]
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Funds through FY2023 the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which established various programs to address opioid addiction. Funded programs include (1) grants to increase access to substance use disorder treatments; (2) research, training, and developing best practices within the public health sector; (3) prevention and recovery services for youth, women, and infants; (4) overdose prevention and treatment; and (5) other community, judicial, and administrative programs. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2024 and increases funding for the
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Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [S.2080]
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Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take a series of actions relating to palliative-care training. Specifically, HHS must provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. The centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced-education nursing degrees, social-work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician-assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may provide support to medical schools, teaching hospitals, and graduate
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Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2019 [HB-3771]
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Requires the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with other specified agencies and departments, to develop, publish, and submit to Congress a national One Health Framework for coordinated federal activities under the One Health Program, which encourages collaborative efforts to help better prevent, prepare for, and respond to zoonotic disease outbreaks. The framework must (1) describe existing efforts and contain recommendations for building upon and complementing the activities of federal entities;
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End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2019 [S.2438]
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Directs the President to establish new goals for U.S. efforts to cure and prevent all forms of tuberculosis by updating the United States Government Tuberculosis Strategy (2015-2019) and the National Action Plan for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. The President shall (1) coordinate with international organizations and partnerships such as the World Health Organization; and (2) provide bilateral assistance to support tuberculosis research, prevention, and treatment efforts. The Government Accountability Office shall periodically report
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Supporting the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and its Sixth Replenishment. [HR-517]
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This resolution commends the Global Fund to Fight AIDS and its partners for their contributions to ending the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. The resolution also affirms previous U.S. commitments to provide 33% of the fund's budget, including for the Sixth Global Fund Replenishment, as demonstrated by legislation passed by the House of Representatives.
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Tick Identification Pilot Program Act of 2019 [HB-3568]
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Authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to states to implement tick-identification programs, which must allow individuals to electronically report tick incidents and receive feedback from experts as to the appropriate follow-up action.