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H.R. 1168 (107th)

Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act

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Introduced

22 March 2001

Last action

22 March 2001 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Sponsors

Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Ganske, Greg [R-IA-4], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1], Rep. Carson, Brad [D-OK-2], MICHAEL CAPUANO, Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], JOHN LEWIS, GENE GREEN, Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-26], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2], Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5], Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20], Rep. Grucci, Felix J., Jr. [R-NY-1], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], SUSAN DAVIS

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Summary

Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to declare that a major objective of the U.S. foreign assistance program is to control tuberculosis (TB) and that consequently Congress expects the agency primarily responsible for the administration of TB control health programs to: (1) coordinate with the World Health Organization and other designated health organizations toward the development and implementation of a comprehensive TB control program, including expanding the use of the strategy of directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS) and strategies to address multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) where appropriate at the local level, particularly in countries with the highest TB rate; and (2) set as a goal the cure of at least 85 percent of TB cases detected by focusing efforts on the use of DOTS strategy or other internationally accepted primary TB control strategies in those countries in which the agency has established development programs, and the reduction of TB -related deaths by 50 percent, by December 31, 2010.

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Timeline

  1. 22 March 2001

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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  2. 22 March 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 March 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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