HR 2593 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Commission to Universally Reduce and Eradicate Disease Act of 2001

Introduced Jul 23, 2001 Originated House Sponsor George W. Gekas R-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 31, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJul 23, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Commission to Universally Reduce and Eradicate Disease Act of 2001 - Establishes the National Commission for the New National Goal: The Advancement of Global Health to: (1) recommend a national strategy for coordinating governmental, academic, and public and private health care entities for the purpose of the global eradication of disease; and (2) address how the United States may assist in the global control of infectious diseases through the development of vaccines and the sharing of health research information on the Internet.

Authorizes appropriations to the National Institutes of Health to carry out coordination activities with the Commission, the National Science Foundation, and other appropriate groups to make available on the Internet information concerning the benefits of the infectious disease vaccine development program and health research information.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2001 to Oct 3, 2001, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MI	Fred Upton	Original	Jul 23, 2001
D-MI	John Conyers, Jr.		Oct 3, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 31, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 23, 2001Introduced in House
Jul 23, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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