Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 5, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJun 4, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2019
This bill reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2025 and revises the tuberculosis (TB) prevention and treatment grant program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Health Resources and Services Administration may also award grants to state and local governments and federally qualified health centers for TB prevention and treatment efforts.
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on national TB prevention and treatment efforts.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2019 to Nov 21, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Jun 4, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 5, 2019 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 15, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Oct 18, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Anthony Brindisi | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Nov 21, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 4, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 5, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 4, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 173, October 31, 2019.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 834 | Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 14, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance the national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Drug therapy
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Research administration and funding
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2019Introduced 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.