End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act
Latest action · Jan 29, 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.
- IntroducedJan 28, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act
This bill expands programs to address neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which are infections caused by pathogens, including viruses, microbes, and helminths (parasitic worms), that disproportionately impact individuals living in extreme poverty, especially in developing countries. Examples include dengue, leprosy, and rabies.
The bill sets forth certain priorities for the NTDs Program of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), including the coordination of program activities with other USAID development sectors regarding (1) education; (2) food security; and (3) water, sanitation, and hygiene.
The bill also directs the Department of State and the President to encourage foreign governments and international entities (e.g., the World Bank Institute) to address NTDs.
Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must take a series of actions relating to NTDs, including promoting initiatives in international forums and establishing a panel to address worm infections.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may award grants to support centers of excellence for research, training, and treatment regarding NTDs, including Ebola.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2019 to Jun 21, 2019; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Jun 21, 2019 |
Committees 3
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 Jan 28, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 29, 2019 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2019 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 28, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 28, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 17, January 28, 2019, page H1244.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-22 | HOW CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY127 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Apr 2, 2019 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45898 | U.S.-China Relations Archived | Report | Sep 3, 2019 |
| IF11100 | Ebola Outbreak: Democratic Republic of Congo Archived | Resource | Jul 25, 2019 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1415 | End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act | Reintroduction of | Nov 15, 2017 |
| S 2481 | End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act | Related bill | Sep 17, 2019 |
| HR 3460 | End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act | Related bill | Dec 4, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To facilitate effective research on and treatment of neglected tropical diseases, including Ebola, through coordinated domestic and international efforts.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Africa
- Argentina
- Asia
- Brazil
- Child health
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug therapy
- Food assistance and relief
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Health
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- HIV/AIDS
- India
- Indonesia
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- International organizations and cooperation
- Latin America
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mexico
- Middle East
- Multilateral development programs
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Nutrition and diet
- Pest management
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- United Nations
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
- Women's health
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 28, 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.
