Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2008
Latest action · Oct 13, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-392.
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.
- IntroducedMar 15, 2007
- Passed HouseSep 24, 2008
- Passed SenateSep 27, 2008
- To the PresidentOct 3, 2008
- Became lawOct 13, 2008
Summary
Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2008 - Title I: Department of Health and Human Services in Coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Other Appropriate Agencies - Subtitle A: National Strategy for Combating and Eliminating Tuberculosis - (Sec. 101) Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the grant program through which the Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized to carry out programs with respect to the prevention, treatment, control, and elimination of tuberculosis.
Includes research on latent tuberculosis infection within such program.
Includes within such program research and development and related activities to develop new tools for the elimination of tuberculosis and new methods to enhance detection and response to tuberculosis outbreaks. Encourages the Secretary to give priority to programmatically relevant research so that new tools can be utilized in public health practice.
Includes among demonstration projects the Secretary may carry out as part of such program projects for the development of regional capabilities to prevent, control, and eliminate tuberculosis and prevent multidrug resistant and extensively drug resistant strains of tuberculosis and projects for the intensification of efforts to: (1) reduce health disparities in the incidence of tuberculosis; (2) control tuberculosis along the U.S.-Mexico border; (3) prevent, detect, and treat tuberculosis among foreign-born persons who are in the United States; and (4) prevent, detect, and treat tuberculosis in high-risk populations and settings.
Allows the Secretary, as part of such program, to develop, enhance, and expand information technologies that support tuberculosis control, including surveillance and database management systems with cross-jurisdictional capabilities.
Requires the Secretary, in awarding grants for such tuberculosis programs, to give highest priority to applicants that will contribute nonfederal funds to carry out such activities.
Subtitle B: Interagency Collaboration - (Sec. 111) Expands the duties for the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis to include providing to the Secretary and other appropriate federal officials advice on: (1) coordinating the activities of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other federal agencies; (2) responding rapidly and effectively to emerging issues in tuberculosis; and (3) efficiently utilizing the federal resources involved. Requires the Council to make or update recommendations on the comprehensive plan to eliminate tuberculosis in the United States. Sets forth reporting requirements for the Council.
Requires the Federal Tuberculosis Task Force to: (1) provide to the Secretary and other appropriate federal officials advice on research into new tools; and (2) make recommendations on the development of a comprehensive plan for the creation of new tools for the elimination of tuberculosis.
Subtitle C: Evaluation of Public Health Authorities - (Sec. 121) Requires the Secretary to: (1) report to the appropriate congressional committees on changes needed to federal and state public health authorities to address current disease containment challenges; and (2) promulgate regulations to update current interstate and foreign quarantine regulations.
Subtitle D: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 131) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013. Requires the Secretary to allocate a portion of grant funds on the basis of a formula that takes into account the level of tuberculosis morbidity and case complexity in the respective geographic area.
Title II: National Institutes of Health - (Sec. 201) Allows the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate research and development and related NIH activities with respect to tuberculosis. Authorizes such activities to include: (1) enhancing basic and clinical research on tuberculosis, including drug resistant tuberculosis; (2) expanding research on the relationship between tuberculosis and the human immunodeficiency virus; and (3) developing new tools for the elimination of tuberculosis, including public health interventions and methods to enhance detection and response to outbreaks of tuberculosis.
Cosponsors 58
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2007 to Jul 23, 2008, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Mar 19, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Mar 19, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 26, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 15, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | May 15, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | May 15, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | May 17, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Sep 5, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 22, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Mar 3, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Mar 3, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 5, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | May 6, 2008 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | May 13, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | May 20, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Jun 3, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 10, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Jun 12, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Jul 23, 2008 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 13, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-392.
- Oct 13, 2008Signed by President.
- Oct 3, 2008Presented to President.
- Sep 27, 2008Cleared for White House.
- Sep 27, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1551 | Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007 | Related bill | Apr 22, 2008 |
Subjects
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- Congress
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- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to education
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- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Health education
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- Human immunodeficiency viruses
- Immigrant health
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- International Affairs
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- Latin America
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- Medical research
- Medical technology
- Mexico
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- Minority health
- Pharmaceutical research
- Preventive medicine
- Public-private partnerships
- Research and development
- Research centers
- Research grants
- Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientists
- Student loan funds
- Tuberculosis
- Vaccines
- World health
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Sep 24, 2008Engrossed in House
- Sep 23, 2008Reported in House
- Mar 15, 2007Introduced in House
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