WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Communicable diseases

S. 3689, The Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $773.16

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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P.L. 110-417, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $0.23

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3001 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year....

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S. 3563, The Security Assistance Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3564 would authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2009 and 2010....

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P.L. 110-392, The Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $12.30

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1532 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis....

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H.R. 6905, The National Integrated Public Health Surveillance Systems and Reportable Conditions Act

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6905 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions....

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S. 3476, The National Integrated Public Health Surveillance Systems and Reportable Conditions Act

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3476 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions....

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S. 1924, The Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.43

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1924 would amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty....

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H.R. 6671, The Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2008

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6671 would reauthorize the Select Agent Program by amending the Public Health Service Act and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 and it would improve oversight of high containment laboratories....

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S. 3151, A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to priority review vouchers

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3151 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to priority review vouchers....

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S. 3127, The Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3127 would reauthorize the Select Agent Program by amending the Public Health Service Act and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 and to improve oversight of high containment laboratories....

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S. 3003, The Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3003 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military construction....

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H.R. 5592, The Border Health Security Act of 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5592 would establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the border area....

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H.R. 4991, The Vaccine Shortage Preparedness Act of 2008

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4991 would amend the Social Security Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Public Health Service Act to ensure a sufficient supply of vaccines....

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S. 2526, The Worker Infection Protection Act

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2526 would protect health care workers and first responders, including police, fire-fighters, emergency medical personnel, and other workers at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections, such as MRSA and pandemic influenza....

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S. 2525, The MRSA Infection Prevention and Patient Protection Act

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2525 would prevent health care facility-acquired infections....

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S. 2486, The HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2486 would remove a provision from the Immigration and Nationality Act that prohibits individuals with HIV from being admissible to the United States....

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S. 2467, The Vaccine Shortage Preparedness Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2467 would amend the Social Security Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Public Health Service Act to ensure a sufficient supply of vaccines....

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H.R. 4703, The Vaccine Shortage Preparedness Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4703 would amend the Social Security Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Public Health Service Act to ensure a sufficient supply of vaccines....

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H.R. 4331, The Attacking Viral Influenza Across Nations Act of 2008

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4331 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic....

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H.R. 4214, The Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4214 would improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections (CHAI), with a focus on antibiotic-resistant bacteria....

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H.R. 4200, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for medical research related to developing qualified infectious disease products

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4200 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for medical research related to developing qualified infectious disease products....

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S. 2351, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for medical research related to developing qualified infectious disease products

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2351 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for medical research related to developing qualified infectious disease products....

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S. 2278, The Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act of 2007

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2278 would improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections (CHAI), with a focus on antibiotic-resistant bacteria....

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H.R. 4031, The Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2007

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4031 would establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Act....

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H.R. 3964, The Healthy Schools Act of 2007

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3964 would amend the Public Health Service Act to address the incidence of staph infections in elementary and secondary schools....

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