Peggy Lillis Clostridioides difficile Inclusion Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9098 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9098 To provide for surveillance of Clostridioides difficile, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2024 Ms. Clarke of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for surveillance of Clostridioides difficile, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Peggy Lillis Clostridioides difficile Inclusion Act''. (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Clostridioides difficile (referred to in this section as ``C.diff'') is a bacterium that can cause a range of symptoms from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon. (2) C. diff infections are a significant public health concern, lead…