H.R. 8654: End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-08-05 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-08-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2022

Plain summary

End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2022 This bill authorizes actions, including the provision of international assistance, to combat tuberculosis. The President may provide international assistance for the prevention, treatment, control, and elimination of tuberculosis. The President must also establish goals for U.S. efforts to detect, cure, and prevent all forms of tuberculosis globally by updating the U.S. Government Tuberculosis Strategy (2015-2019) and the National Action Plan for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. The Government Accountability Office must periodically report to Congress on the impact of efforts to combat tuberculosis that are supported by U.S. bilateral assistance.

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Official text

End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] · 45 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mike Levin (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), James A. Himes (D-CT), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Grace Meng (D-NY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Adam Smith (D-WA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr8654.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8654 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117