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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Infectious and parasitic diseases</title>
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  <updated>2013-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.875 Department of Veterans Affairs Disease Reporting and Oversight Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s875/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-06:/action/357849</id>
    <updated>2013-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the reporting of cases of infectious diseases at facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.119 A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-sr119/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356932</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1749 Assessing Progress in Haiti Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1749/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356865</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To measure the progress of recovery and development efforts in Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.35 Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hc35/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-22:/action/356371</id>
    <updated>2013-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1542 WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1542/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-11:/action/355228</id>
    <updated>2013-04-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security and to require dissemination of information analyzed by the Department to entities with responsibilities relating to homeland security, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.719 Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s719/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-10:/action/355159</id>
    <updated>2013-04-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1515 21st Century Global Health Technology Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1515/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-10:/action/355189</id>
    <updated>2013-04-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to codify the cooperative agreement, known as the Health Technologies program, under which the United States Agency for International Development supports the development of technologies for global health, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.133 Commending the progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hr133/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/354035</id>
    <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Commending the progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.307 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h307/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-12:/action/352790</id>
    <updated>2013-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 12, 2013: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.114 Recognizing the Sabin Vaccine Institute on the 20th anniversary of its founding.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hr114/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-12:/action/352636</id>
    <updated>2013-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the Sabin Vaccine Institute on the 20th anniversary of its founding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.307 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h307/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-12:/action/352791</id>
    <updated>2013-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 12, 2013: Became Public Law No: 113-5.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1073 Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1073/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-11:/action/352501</id>
    <updated>2013-03-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.307 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h307/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-04:/action/351781</id>
    <updated>2013-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;March 04, 2013: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.895 Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h895/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-27:/action/351265</id>
    <updated>2013-02-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.391 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s391/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-26:/action/350870</id>
    <updated>2013-02-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.820 Delivering Antimicrobial Transparency in Animals Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h820/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-25:/action/350645</id>
    <updated>2013-02-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to enhance the reporting requirements pertaining to use of antimicrobial drugs in food animals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.610 To provide for the establishment of the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h610/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-11:/action/349490</id>
    <updated>2013-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the establishment of the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.611 Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h611/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-11:/action/349550</id>
    <updated>2013-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.242 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s242/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-06:/action/349304</id>
    <updated>2013-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.475 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h475/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-03:/action/348758</id>
    <updated>2013-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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