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<item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="1538" measure-id="id117hr1538" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-03-03" update-date="2021-07-28">
<title>Binational Health Strategies Act of 2021</title>
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<action-date>2021-03-03</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Binational Health Strategies Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill requires the President and the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission to take certain actions related to COVID-19.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill directs the President to seek to begin negotiations with Mexico to address infectious disease preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area with respect to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.</p> <p>The bill further requires the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission to (1) report on the border area's response to COVID-19 in both the United States and Mexico, (2) submit a binational strategic plan with respect to COVID-19, and (3) submit a plan to prepare and respond to future infectious diseases within the border area.</p>]]></summary-text>
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