HR 5986 · 111th Congress · Health
Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2010
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2010-09-29)
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Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress on the epidemiology of, impact of, and appropriate funding required to address neglected diseases of poverty, including neglected parasitic diseases such as Chagas disease, cysticercosis, toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis, trichomoniasis, the soil-transmitted helminths, and other related diseases. Requires the report to provide the information necessary to guide future health policy to: (1) accurately evaluate the current state of knowledge concerning such diseases and define gaps in such knowledge; and (2) address the threat of such diseases.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 5986, Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2010
Sep 23, 2010<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 23, 2010</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 5986, Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2010
Sep 23, 2010Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 23, 2010
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (12)
11 Democrats1 Republican