Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2897
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2015-06-25
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Health programs administration and funding

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the epidemiology of, impact of, and appropriate funding required to address neglected diseases of poverty, including Chagas disease, cysticercosis, toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis, trichomoniasis, soil-transmitted helminth infection, and other related diseases. The report should provide the information necessary to guide future health policy to evaluate the current state of knowledge concerning such diseases and address the threat of such diseases.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2897 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2015 Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. Rangel , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Norton , Ms. Brown of Florida , Mr. Fattah , and Mr. Rush ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the submission of a report to the Congress on parasitic disease among poor Americans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2015 . 2. Report to Congress on the current state of parasitic diseases that have been overlooked among the poorest Americans (a) In general Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall report to the Congress on the epidemiology of, impact of, and appropriate funding required to address neglected diseases of poverty, including neglected parasitic diseases such as— (1) Chagas disease; (2) cysticercosis; (3) toxocariasis; (4) toxoplasmosis; (5) trichomoniasis; (6) the soil-transmitted helminths; and (7) other related parasitic diseases, as designated by the Secretary. (b) Required information The report under subsection (a) should provide the information necessary to guide future health policy to— (1) accurately evaluate the current state of knowledge concerning diseases described in such subsection and define gaps in such knowledge; and (2) address the threat of such diseases.