H.Res. 505 · 116th Congress

Recognizing July 28, 2019, as "World Hepatitis Day".

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Grace Meng
Introduced
2019-07-18
Latest action
2019-07-18 · Introduced in House

Summary

This resolution (1) expresses support for broad access to hepatitis treatments and for raising awareness of the risks and consequences of undiagnosed hepatitis infections, (2) calls for a robust governmental and public health response to protect the health of people in the United States, and (3) urges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to partner with state and local health departments to develop strategies to increase the rate of hepatitis B adult vaccination and hepatitis C treatment to the levels necessary to eliminate new infections in the United States.