Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
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Recognizing the essential contributions of frontline health workers to strengthening the United States national security and economic prosperity, sustaining and expanding progress on global health, and saving the lives of millions of women, men, and children around the world. [HR-467]
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This resolution reaffirms the important role of local frontline health workers in promoting global health, specifically in the aftermath of humanitarian and public health crises. The resolution calls on relevant federal agencies to implement certain measures in order to strengthen the frontline health workforce.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, And International Organizations. on 07/17/2019
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End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act [HB-3460]
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States that it is U.S. policy to support a broad range of activities toward finding cost-effective treatment for, and eliminating, neglected tropical diseases in order to improve the economic and social well-being of all people. The bill defines neglected tropical diseases as those that disproportionately impact individuals living in extreme poverty, especially in developing countries, and includes Chagas disease, dengue fever, and leprosy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 12/04/2019
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Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2019 [S.1942]
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[Veterans ]
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Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2019 provides federal worker's compensation to firefighters who contract certain illnesses as a result of their service. Specifically, the bill provides that (1) heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers of federal employees employed in fire protection activities for at least 5 years is presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of their employment in fire protection activities; and (2) the disability or death of the employee due
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/24/2019
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Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2019 [S.1903]
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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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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/19/2019
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Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019 [S.1872]
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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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/13/2019
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 [S.1790]
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Authorizes FY2020 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, missiles, and space procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions
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Sponsored by: Sen. James M. Inhofe
Became Public Law No: 116-92. on 12/20/2019
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Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2019 [HB-3080]
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Reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2025 and revises the tuberculosis (TB) prevention and treatment grant program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Health Resources and Services Administration may also award grants to state and local governments and federally qualified health centers for TB prevention and treatment efforts. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on national TB prevention and treatment efforts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/05/2019
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Ebola Eradication Act of 2019 [HB-3085]
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Directs the U.S. Agency for International Development to immediately provide assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other vulnerable countries to combat the Ebola outbreak that began in August 2018. In November 2018, the President restricted all non-humanitarian and non-trade-related aid to the DRC due to concerns that the country is not taking sufficient steps to combat human trafficking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, And International Organizations. on 06/07/2019
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DISARM Act of 2019 Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2019 [S.1712]
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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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/04/2019
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TICK Act Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout Act [HB-3073]
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Establishes the Office of Oversight and Coordination for Vector-Borne Diseases within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The office must develop a national strategy to address, and coordinate the federal response to, Lyme disease and other tick- and vector-borne diseases. The office must support research initiatives, tick- and disease-surveillance programs, and diagnostic-testing development, among other activities. HHS must also award grants to support the establishment of Regional Centers of Excellence in Tick and Vector-Borne
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/04/2019
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FEMA Modernization Act of 2019 [HB-3060]
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Revamps, modifies, and revises the organization, activities, and processes of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Among other things, it requires FEMA to divide its Office of Response and Recovery into an Office of Disaster Response and an Office of Disaster Recovery, and to report on its ability to support a state managed and locally executed casework management system to coordinate and deliver direct assistance to disaster survivors. Disaster Recovery Small Business Grant Act The bill establishes within the Small Business Administration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 06/28/2019
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Supporting the designation of May as "National Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease and Conditions Awareness Month". [HR-412]
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This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease and Conditions Awareness Month to increase public knowledge of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases and conditions, raise awareness about the prevention of tick bites, and advance the vision of finding cures through critical research.
Sponsored by: Rep. Collin C. Peterson
Introduced In House on 05/30/2019
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Kay Hagan Tick Act TICK Act Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout Act [S.1657]
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Establishes the Office of Oversight and Coordination for Vector-Borne Diseases within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The office must develop a national strategy to address, and coordinate the federal response to, Lyme disease and other tick- and vector-borne diseases. The office must support research initiatives, tick- and disease-surveillance programs, and diagnostic-testing development, among other activities. HHS must also award grants to support the establishment of Regional Centers of Excellence in Tick and Vector-Borne
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 11/05/2019
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Kay Hagan Tick Act TICK Act Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout Act [S.1657]
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Establishes the Office of Oversight and Coordination for Vector-Borne Diseases within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The office must develop a national strategy to address, and coordinate the federal response to, Lyme disease and other tick- and vector-borne diseases. The office must support research initiatives, tick- and disease-surveillance programs, and diagnostic-testing development, among other activities. HHS must also award grants to support the establishment of Regional Centers of Excellence in Tick and Vector-Borne
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 11/05/2019
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Liver Illness Visibility, Education, and Research Act of 2019 [HB-3016]
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for and support liver illness visibility, education, and research, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/24/2019
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Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 [S.1589]
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Authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2018-FY2020 and contains other intelligence-related provisions. The bill's provisions include increasing the maximum amount of voluntary separation pay for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employees; providing 12 weeks of paid parental leave for civilian intelligence community employees for the birth or adoption of a child, subject to various limitations; allowing an intelligence community employee who has been subjected to a possible prohibited personnel action to submit a claim to the inspector
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
By Senator Burr From Select Committee On Intelligence Filed Written Report. Report No. 116-47. Additional Views Filed. on 06/11/2019
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Respond NOW Act Respond to the Needs in the Opioid War Act [HB-2922]
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Establishes the Opioid Epidemic Response Fund through FY2024 to fund programs and activities addressing the opioid and substance use epidemic, including Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration demonstration grants; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance, prevention, and treatment programs; Food and Drug Administration support of innovation in non-opioid and nonaddictive medical products for pain treatment; National Institutes of Health research on creating longer-lasting or faster-acting antidotes for opioid overdoses;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/26/2019
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VACCINES Act Vaccine Awareness Campaign to Champion Immunization Nationally and Enhance Safety Act of 2019 [S.1619]
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national campaign to raise awareness of the importance of, and combat misinformation about, vaccines in order to increase vaccination rates.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary C. Peters
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/22/2019
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FORWARD Act of 2019 Finding Orphan-disease Remedies With Antifungal Research and Development Act of 2019 [S.1567]
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Establishes programs to support the research of endemic fungal diseases and the development of antifungal drugs. (Endemic fungal diseases are fungal infections, e.g., Valley fever, that tend to to occur in specific geographic areas and affect particular at-risk populations, e.g., older adults.)Specifically, the bill establishes the Endemic Fungal Disease Working Group to review, coordinate, and make recommendations about the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) efforts to address endemic fungal diseases. The working group is comprised
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/21/2019
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VACCINES Act of 2019 Vaccine Awareness Campaign to Champion Immunization Nationally and Enhance Safety Act of 2019 [HB-2862]
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Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to take a series of actions relating to vaccination rates and awareness. Specifically, the CDC must (1) develop a national surveillance system to monitor vaccination rates, and (2) conduct a national campaign to increase awareness of the importance of vaccines. Additionally, the National Vaccine Advisory Committee must assess national confidence in vaccines and update a specified 2015 report accordingly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/22/2019