Global Trade Requires Unmitigated Truth in Health (TRUTH) Act

Bill: 109-hr-5237
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2006-04-27 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Airports
Cholera
Communicable diseases
Communication in medicine
Congressional reporting requirements
Environmental Protection
Epidemiology
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Free trade
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Health facilities
Influenza
International agencies
International law
Marine terminals
Medical statistics
Medical supplies
Plague
Preventive medicine
Public health
Refuse and refuse disposal
Respiratory diseases
Sanctions (International law)
Transportation and Public Works
World health
Yellow fever

Summary:
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: 
Global Trade Requires Unmitigated Truth in Health (TRUTH) Act - Requires the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to: (1) propose to the World Trade Organization (WTO) that its rights and obligations should take into account whether countries are undermining the trade system by failing to abide by the rules of other international organizations with regard to public health, specifically the International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization; and (2) include in the proposal specified options for its implementation.
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and specified congressional committees on the status of the compliance with and observance of such Regulations in each member country of the Organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E657-658)
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-04-27
text: Introduced in House