Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
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National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1865]
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[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative
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A resolution supporting the goals of World Tuberculosis Day to raise awareness about tuberculosis. [SR-119]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[International ]
This resolution expresses support for the goals of World Tuberculosis Day to raise awareness about tuberculosis.
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Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2019 [S.834]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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.
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Supporting the goals to protect United States military personnel from malaria. [HR-214]
[Defense ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
This resolution expresses support for (1) researching new interventions to prevent and treat malaria; and (2) sustained or enhanced efforts so that once malaria is eliminated in a country, it does not return.
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CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2019 [HB-1589]
[National Security ]
[Public Health ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Expands the functions of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security related to homeland-security focused intelligence and information sharing. The office shall support intelligence analysis and risk assessment of terrorist actors, their claims, and their plans to conduct attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials against the United States, including critical infrastructure; support intelligence analysis and risk assessment of global infectious disease, public health, food, agricultural,
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Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act [S.689]
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[Animals ]
[Science ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
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Requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state and tribal efforts to address chronic wasting disease. The transmissible disease afflicts deer, elk, and moose populations. In addition, USDA must make grants to research centers to support efforts to expand and accelerate applied research on the disease. Land management agencies of the USDA and the Department of the Interior must work cooperatively with states in researching the disease and implementing state management strategies to reduce the spread and prevalence of the disease.
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Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act [HB-1550]
[Animals ]
[Science ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
[Healthcare ]
[Native American Affairs ]
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Requires the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-Wildlife Services to support state and tribal efforts to address chronic wasting disease. The transmissible disease afflicts deer, elk, and moose populations. The agency must make grants to research centers to support efforts to expand and accelerate applied research on the disease. Land management agencies of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior must work cooperatively with states in researching the disease and implementing state response plans to reduce the spread
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Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States. [HR-179]
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[Public Health ]
[Science ]
This resolution commends the international community, health organizations, the private sector, school and community leaders, and faith-based organizations for bolstering health through vaccination. It also recognizes that the lack of vaccination can create an environment in which a public health crisis could emerge, and that there is no credible evidence that vaccines cause life-threatening or disabling diseases in healthy children or adults. The resolution also encourages a continued commitment to vaccine research, and urges everyone to follow
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DEER Act Detection, Enhanced Education, and Response Act of 2019 [S.613]
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[Animals ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
Addresses chronic wasting disease, which is a transmissible disease that afflicts deer, elk, and moose populations. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state efforts to develop and implement chronic wasting disease surveillance, testing, management, and response activities. In addition, USDA must (1) establish a multiagency task force to respond to the disease, and (2) award a grant to a land-grant college or university to establish a policy research center for wildlife diseases.
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Flu Vaccine Act [HB-1371]
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[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Requires the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct or support research regarding the development of a universal influenza vaccine.
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Flu Vaccine Act [S.570]
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[Science ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Requires the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to conduct or support research for a universal influenza vaccine.
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Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2019 [S.523]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take a series of actions to address the potential impacts of climate change on public health. Specifically, HHS must develop a strategic action plan and a climate and health program to ensure the public health and health care systems in the United States and other nations are prepared for, and can respond to, the impacts of climate change on health. The bill directs HHS to revise the plan periodically to reflect new scientific developments and information. HHS must establish a permanent
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Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2019 [HB-1243]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take a series of actions to address the potential impacts of climate change on public health. Specifically, HHS must develop a strategic action plan and a climate and health program to ensure the public health and health care systems in the United States and other nations are prepared for, and can respond to, the impacts of climate change on health. The bill directs HHS to revise the plan periodically to reflect new scientific developments and information. HHS must establish a permanent
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Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-1174]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
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 to such disease is presumed to result from
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Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020 [HB-1140]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Healthcare ]
Modifies the workplace rights, protections, and benefits applicable to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel. Specifically, the bill within 180 days, eliminates personnel authorities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Transportation governing the conditions of employment for TSA employees, thus making TSA employees subject to the personnel management system applicable to other federal employees; sets forth transition rules that protect the pay rates, leave rights, and other rights of TSA employees;
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Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act [S.382]
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[Animals ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
Requires the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the U.S. Geological Survey to contract the National Academy of Sciences to study the predominant pathways and mechanisms of the transmission of chronic wasting disease in wild, captive, and farmed populations of deer, elk, reindeer, and moose populations in the United States.
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Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 [S.245]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Energy ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Defense ]
[Science ]
Addresses various intelligence issues, including by reauthorizing intelligence-related activities, establishing certain bodies, and directing the intelligence community to report on topics such as election infrastructure security and Russian interference in the 2016 election. The bill reauthorizes through FY2019 various intelligence-related activities in specified government bodies, including the Department of Defense, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency. It also reauthorizes for FY2019 the Central Intelligence Agency
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Small Business Relief From Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2019 [S.77]
[Small Business ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Allows the Small Business Administration to provide disaster loans to small business concerns affected by communicable diseases for which the federal government issues a travel alert or travel warning.
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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.
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Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act [HB-837]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
Requires the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the U.S. Geological Survey to contract the National Academy of Sciences to study the predominant pathways and mechanisms of the transmission of chronic wasting disease in wild, captive, and farmed populations of deer, elk, reindeer, and moose populations in the United States.