21st Century Global Health Technology Act
Latest action · Sep 14, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
21st Century Global Health Technology Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) the Health Technology Program which shall: (1) coordinate and lead research and development efforts; (2) be funded by USAID on a competitive basis; and (3) serve as a national laboratory and technology development program for global health.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 14, 2009 to Jul 21, 2010; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Sep 14, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Sep 14, 2009 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Sep 14, 2009 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Sep 14, 2009 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Sep 14, 2009 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Oct 28, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Nov 3, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Nov 6, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 16, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Dec 10, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Feb 24, 2010 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 22, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jul 19, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 19, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 21, 2010 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Jul 21, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2009Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-285 | MISCELLANEOUS LANDS BILLS142 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Oct 8, 2009 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41607 | Neglected Tropical Diseases: Background, Responses, and Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Jan 21, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1591 | 21st Century Global Health Technology Act | Identical bill | Aug 6, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to establish the Health Technology Program in the United States Agency for International Development to research and develop technologies to improve global health, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- 21st Century Global Health Technology Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Child health
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- HIV/AIDS
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- International Affairs
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Nutrition and diet
- Research and development
- Women's health
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
