# 114-hr-2897: Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2015

114-hr-2897, Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2897
- Congress: 114
- Title: Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the epidemiology of, impact of, and appropriate funding required to address neglected diseases of poverty, including Chagas disease, cysticercosis, toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis, trichomoniasis, soil-transmitted helminth infection, and other related diseases. The report should provide the information necessary to guide future health policy to evaluate the current state of knowledge concerning such diseases and address the threat of such diseases.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5025: 2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
- 114-hr-1619: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 114-hr-1192: National Clinical Care Commission Act
- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.

## Sources
- [114-hr-2897 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2897)

## Related
- [114-hr-5025: 2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5025)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
- [114-hr-1619: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1619)
- [114-hr-1192: National Clinical Care Commission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1192)
- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2897 (as of 2025-11-18).