Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in World health

Bill Introduced: H.R.3560 21st Century Global Health Technology Act

2009-09-14T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: S.1649 Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2009

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

A bill to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, to prepare for attacks using weapons of mass destruction, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1591 21st Century Global Health Technology Act

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

A bill 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.

Bill Introduced: S.1593 Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Act of 2010

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

A bill to authorize the establishment of a Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Fund to reduce poverty, expand the middle class, and foster increased economic opportunity in that region, to promote engagement on the use of renewable fuel sources and on climate change in the Americas, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3293 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

2009-07-22T00:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.666 Recognizing Project HOPE for 50 years of exceptional service to improve and save the lives of millions of children and adults in developing nations through humanitarian assistance and health education.

2009-07-21T00:00:00Z

Recognizing Project HOPE for 50 years of exceptional service to improve and save the lives of millions of children and adults in developing nations through humanitarian assistance and health education.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.633 Supporting the goals and ideals of the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace.

2009-07-10T00:00:00Z

Supporting the goals and ideals of the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3156 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for expenses paid or incurred in non-clinical research for neglected diseases.

2009-07-09T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for expenses paid or incurred in non-clinical research for neglected diseases.

Bill Introduced: S.1434 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010

2009-07-09T00:00:00Z

An original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.600 Honoring an American Legend and Musical Icon.

2009-06-26T00:00:00Z

Honoring an American Legend and Musical Icon.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3081 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010

2009-06-26T00:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.2346 Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009

2009-06-24T00:00:00Z

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

June 24, 2009: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.2346 Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009

2009-06-24T00:00:00Z

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

June 24, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-32.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2346 Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009

2009-06-19T00:00:00Z

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

June 19, 2009: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2346 Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009

2009-06-18T00:00:00Z

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

June 18, 2009: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.550 Recognizing the "Day of the African Child" on June 16, 2009, devoted to the theme of child survival and to emphasize the importance of reducing maternal, newborn, and child deaths in Africa.

2009-06-16T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the "Day of the African Child" on June 16, 2009, devoted to the theme of child survival and to emphasize the importance of reducing maternal, newborn, and child deaths in Africa.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2618 Vaccine Safety and Public Confidence Assurance Act of 2009

2009-05-21T00:00:00Z

To improve vaccine safety research, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2639 Global Poverty Act of 2009

2009-05-21T00:00:00Z

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 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.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.466 Recognizing World Hepatitis Awareness Month and World Hepatitis Day May 19, 2009.

2009-05-20T00:00:00Z

Recognizing World Hepatitis Awareness Month and World Hepatitis Day May 19, 2009.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2475 Western Hemisphere Counterterrorism and Nonproliferation Act of 2009

2009-05-19T00:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the Foreign Service, and for other purposes.