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Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of Malaria Awareness Day. 5/9/2007--Introduced. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Malaria Awareness Day.
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Latest Action: 02/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1912) Bill TextA bill to accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries and for other purposes. 2/13/2007--Introduced. Vaccines for the Future Act of 2007 - Directs the President to establish a comprehensive strategy to accelerate efforts to develop vaccines and microbicides for neglected diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. States that such strategy shall: (1) expand public-private partnerships and seek to leverage foreign country and private sector resources; (2) include the negotiation of advance market commitments and other economic incentives for the research, development, and manufacturing of vaccines and microbicides for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other neglected diseases; (3) address related intellectual property and regulatory issues; (4) maximize U.S. capabilities to support clinical trials of vaccines and microbicides in developing countries; and (5) expand the purchase and delivery of existing vaccines.[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Access to health care, Africa (Sub-Saharan), AIDS (Disease), Alien labor, Business, Communicable diseases, Community health services, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Data banks, Developing countries, Development credit institutions, Distance education, Economic assistance, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Emigration, Environmental protection, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health facilities, Health information systems, Health planning, Health policy, Health services administration, Health surveys, Higher education, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Immigration, International agencies, International finance, International monetary system, Labor, Mathematics, Medical care, Medical economics, Medical education, Medical personnel, Medical supplies, Medicine, Nongovernmental organizations, Nursing education, Occupational health and safety, Paramedical personnel, Performance measurement, Personnel management, Potable water, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Preventive medicine, Public-private partnerships, Quality of care, Recruiting of employees, Rural affairs, Rural health, Scholarships, Science policy, Scientific education, Student loan funds, Technical assistance, Technology, Tuberculosis, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water resources, World health
Latest Action: 10/09/2007 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/04/2007 with amendments. With written report No. 110-192. Bill TextA bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa in the effort to achieve internationally recognized goals in the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving human health care capacity and improving retention of medical health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes. 10/9/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) African Health Capacity Investment Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance, including through international or nongovernmental organizations, for programs to improve human health care capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. Directs the President to develop and transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for coordinating, implementing, and monitoring assistance programs for human health care capacity [...] show full description
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Business, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Debt relief, Developing countries, Development credit institutions, Economic assistance, Economic development, Economic policy, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Food, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Hunger, International affairs, International agencies, International cooperation, International finance, Malnutrition, Medical care, Medicine, Natural resources, Nongovernmental organizations, Potable water, Poverty, Preventive medicine, Public-private partnerships, Refuse and refuse disposal, Solid wastes, Strategic planning, Sustainable development, Tariff preferences, Trade, Tuberculosis, Water resources, Water supply, Welfare, World health
Latest Action: 09/26/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Bill TextTo require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. 9/25/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Global Poverty Act of 2007 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the U.S. foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide who live on less than $1 per day. Sets forth reporting requirements.
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Business, Child health, Children, Communicable diseases, Competition, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Developing countries, Development credit institutions, Drug approvals, Drug industry, Epidemics, Foreign investments, Foreign policy, Health planning, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Infant mortality, Infants, Intellectual property, International affairs, International finance, Medical care, Medicine, Mortality, Negotiations, Orphan drugs, Pediatrics, Pharmaceutical research, Pneumonia, Preventive medicine, Public contracts, Public-private partnerships, Science policy, Trade, Tuberculosis, Vaccines, World health
Latest Action: 04/13/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. Bill TextTo accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries, and for other purposes. 3/7/2007--Introduced. Vaccines for the Future Act of 2007- Directs the President to establish a strategy to accelerate efforts to develop vaccines and microbicides for neglected diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, which shall: (1) expand public-private partnerships; (2) create economic incentives for such vaccines' research, development, and manufacturing; (3) include the negotiation of advanced market commitments; (4) address related intellectual property and regulatory approval issues; (5) maximize U.S. capabilities to support clinical trials in developing countries; (6) expand the purchase and delivery of existing vaccines; and (7) address the challenges of advance delivery of vaccines in developing countries. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into negotiations with the World Bank, the International Development Association,[...] show full description
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Child health, Child nutrition, Childbirth, Children, Developing countries, Economic assistance, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Food, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Hazardous substances, Health information systems, Health policy, Health services administration, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Infant mortality, Infants, Lead, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medicine, Obstetrics, Potable water, Tuberculosis, Vaccines, Water resources, Women, World health
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-282. Bill TextA bill to provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, and for other purposes. 4/9/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) United States Commitment to Global Child Survival Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) States that the purposes of this Act are to: (1) develop a strategy to reduce mortality and improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers; and (2) establish a task force to assess, monitor, and evaluate the progress and contributions of relevant U.S. departments and agencies. (Sec. 3) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, including activities relating to: (1) newborn care and treatment; (2) childhood illness and immunization services; (3) child and maternal nutrition; (4) maternity and obstetric services; (5) safe water, hygiene, and [...] show full description
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Authorization, Budgets, Child health, Children, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Medical care, Medicine, Orphans, Performance measurement, Preventive medicine, Sexual abstinence, Tuberculosis, World health
Latest Action: 09/21/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11940-11943) Bill TextA bill to reauthorize HIV/AIDS assistance. 8/2/2007--Introduced. HIV/AIDS Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to authorize appropriations for HIV/AIDS assistance. Revises fund allocation provisions, including requiring that at least 50% of funds be made available for the promotion of abstinence, fidelity, and other preventative measures. Extends the minimum 10% funding obligation for orphans and vulnerable children through FY2013. Authorizes the President to increase proportional support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, within the authorized amounts under this Act, if specified performance, accountability, and transparency benchmarks are met. Authorizes appropriations for Fund contributions through FY2013.
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Child health, Child nutrition, Childbirth, Children, Developing countries, Economic assistance, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Food, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Hazardous substances, Health information systems, Health policy, Health services administration, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Infant mortality, Infants, Lead, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medicine, Obstetrics, Potable water, Tuberculosis, Vaccines, Water resources, Women, World health
Latest Action: 05/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextTo provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, and for other purposes. 5/10/2007--Introduced. United States Commitment to Global Child Survival Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive U.S. government strategy to reduce mortality and improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries. Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Child Survival and Maternal Health in Developing Countries.
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Developing countries, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health facilities, Health information systems, Health policy, Health surveys, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Medical care, Medical personnel, Medicine, World health
Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5604) Bill TextA concurrent resolution expressing support for advancing vital United States interests through increased engagement in health programs that alleviate disease and reduce premature death in developing nations, especially through programs that combat high levels of infectious disease improve children's and women's health, decrease malnutrition, reduce unintended pregnancies, fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, encourage healthy behaviors, and strengthen health care capacity. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Recognizes that contributing to improving health in developing nations is in the vital interest of the United States as it helps protect the health of the American people, facilitates development among partner nations, and cultivates a positive U.S. image. Acknowledges the need to strengthen health care systems to meet essential health needs. Supports U.S. investments in reducing the global burdens of HIV/AIDS and malaria through the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief [...] show full description
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Aliens, Authorization, Budgets, Child health, Children, Condoms, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuum of care, Crime prevention, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Developing countries, Drugs, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Food, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Governmental investigations, Health education, Health planning, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Immigration, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Mortality, Nutrition, Orphans, Pharmaceutical research, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Preventive medicine, Prostitution, Public-private partnerships, Rape, Science policy, Sex crimes, Sex education, Sexual abstinence, Strategic planning, Tuberculosis, U.S. Agency for International Development, Vaccines, Women, Women's health, Women's health services, World health
Latest Action: 07/16/2008 - Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6809-6817, S6820-6857) Bill TextA bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. 4/15/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Title I: Policy Planning and Coordination: (Sec. 101) Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Act) to revise the provisions of the President's comprehensive five-year global strategy (and related report) to combat HIV/AIDS. Directs the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally (Coordinator) to: (1) commission a study by the Institute of Medicine to assess progress and outcomes of U.S. global HIV/AIDS programs; and (2) publish a best practices report. Requires a report [...] show full description
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Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Armed forces, Astronautical research, Astronautics, Budgets, Defense budgets, Defense economics, Defense policy, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Medical care, Medicine, Military research, Nuclear weapons, Science policy, Space activities, Space exploration, Tuberculosis, Weapons systems, World health
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2148-2149) Bill TextA bill to prioritize the provision of assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria to in-need countries. 3/13/2008--Introduced. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the provision of assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria to a country that expended funds from its own budget on developing or sustaining an active space exploration and research program or for nuclear weapons design, development, or maintenance.
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Aliens, Authorization, Budgets, Child health, Children, Condoms, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuum of care, Crime prevention, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Developing countries, Drugs, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Food, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Governmental investigations, Health education, Health planning, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Immigration, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Mortality, Nutrition, Orphans, Pharmaceutical research, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Preventive medicine, Prostitution, Public-private partnerships, Rape, Science policy, Sex crimes, Sex education, Sexual abstinence, Strategic planning, Tuberculosis, U.S. Agency for International Development, Vaccines, Women, Women's health, Women's health services, World health
Latest Action: 07/16/2008 - Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6809-6817, S6820-6857) Bill TextA bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. 4/15/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Title I: Policy Planning and Coordination: (Sec. 101) Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Act) to revise the provisions of the President's comprehensive five-year global strategy (and related report) to combat HIV/AIDS. Directs the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally (Coordinator) to: (1) commission a study by the Institute of Medicine to assess progress and outcomes of U.S. global HIV/AIDS programs; and (2) publish a best practices report. Requires a report [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/30/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. 7/30/2008--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 16, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Title I: Policy Planning and Coordination - (Sec. 101) Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Act) to revise the provisions of the President's comprehensive five-year global strategy (and related report) to combat HIV/AIDS. Directs the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally (Coordinator) to: (1) commission a study by the Institute of Medicine [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-331. Bill TextA bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. 4/24/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Global Poverty Act of 2007 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the U.S. foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. Requires the strategy to contain specific and measurable [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 12/04/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day. 12/4/2007--Introduced. Recognizes the 20th anniversary of observing World AIDS Day. Commends the President and state and local governments for publicizing its importance and encouraging individuals to undergo HIV testing. Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of such Day; (2) continued funding for prevention, care, treatment services, and research programs for persons living with HIV/AIDS in the United States and for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; (3) providing universal access to comprehensive prevention, treatment, care, and support programs by 2010; and (4) efforts to address the factors that make populations vulnerable to HIV/AIDS by decreasing poverty, hunger, and childhood mortality and by empowering women.
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Developing countries, Economic assistance, Economic development, Economic policy, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, International affairs, Medical care, Medicine, Poverty, Technical assistance, Welfare, World health
Latest Action: 11/06/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 comm Bill TextExpressing support for advancing vital United States interests through increased engagement in health programs that alleviate disease and poverty, and reduce premature death in developing nations, especially through programs that combat high levels of infectious disease, improve children's and women's health, decrease malnutrition, reduce unintended pregnancies, fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, encourage healthy behaviors, and strengthen health care capacity. 11/6/2007--Introduced. Recognizes that: (1) contributing to improving health in developing nations is in the vital interest of the United States as it helps protect the health of the American people, facilitates development among partner nations, and cultivates a positive U.S. image; and (2) investments in health, particularly investments that reach disadvantaged populations, contribute to poverty alleviation. Acknowledges the need to strengthen health care systems to meet essential health needs. Expresses [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextTo amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa in the effort to achieve internationally recognized goals in the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving human health care capacity and improving retention of medical health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes. 10/10/2007--Introduced. African Health Capacity Investment Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance, including through international or nongovernmental organizations, for programs to improve human health care capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. Directs the President to develop and transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for coordinating, implementing, and monitoring assistance programs for human health care capacity in sub-Saharan Africa.
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Authorization, Budgets, Child health, Children, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Medical care, Medicine, Orphans, Performance measurement, Preventive medicine, Sexual abstinence, Tuberculosis, World health
Latest Action: 09/21/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11940-11943) Bill TextA bill to reauthorize HIV/AIDS assistance. 8/2/2007--Introduced. HIV/AIDS Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to authorize appropriations for HIV/AIDS assistance. Revises fund allocation provisions, including requiring that at least 50% of funds be made available for the promotion of abstinence, fidelity, and other preventative measures. Extends the minimum 10% funding obligation for orphans and vulnerable children through FY2013. Authorizes the President to increase proportional support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, within the authorized amounts under this Act, if specified performance, accountability, and transparency benchmarks are met. Authorizes appropriations for Fund contributions through FY2013.
Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Child health, Child nutrition, Childbirth, Children, Developing countries, Economic assistance, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Food, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Hazardous substances, Health information systems, Health policy, Health services administration, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Infant mortality, Infants, Lead, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medicine, Obstetrics, Potable water, Tuberculosis, Vaccines, Water resources, Women, World health
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-282. Bill TextA bill to provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, and for other purposes. 4/9/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) United States Commitment to Global Child Survival Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) States that the purposes of this Act are to: (1) develop a strategy to reduce mortality and improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers; and (2) establish a task force to assess, monitor, and evaluate the progress and contributions of relevant U.S. departments and agencies. (Sec. 3) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, including activities relating to: (1) newborn care and treatment; (2) childhood illness and immunization services; (3) child and maternal nutrition; (4) maternity and obstetric services; (5) safe water, hygiene, and [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextTo provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, and for other purposes. 5/10/2007--Introduced. United States Commitment to Global Child Survival Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive U.S. government strategy to reduce mortality and improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries. Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Child Survival and Maternal Health in Developing Countries.
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