3.0.0 6288 2022-02-08T23:15:38Z 2022-02-08T23:15:38Z House HR 2020-03-13 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RICHMOND:H.R. 6288.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted toCongress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 CL1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 CL 3), and theNecessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 CL 18).Further, this statement of constitutional authority is madefor the sole purpose of compliance with clause 7 of Rule XIIof the Rules of the House of Representatives and shall haveno bearing on judicial review of the accompanying bill.[Page H1694]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2020-03-16T13:32:36Z Referred to 2020-03-13T13:02:15Z Managing American Knowledge and Equipment to Prevent Pandemic Emergencies Act 116 8553 HR 2020-10-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2020-03-16 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Committee 2020-03-13 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 N Emergency Management Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Infectious and parasitic diseases Emergency Management 00 2020-03-13 Introduced in House 2020-04-03T12:08:24Z Responsibly Responding to Pandemics Act

This bill includes a public health emergency, such as a pandemic or virus threat, within the definition of major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

]]> Responsibly Responding to Pandemics Act Display Title Responsibly Responding to Pandemics Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include a public health emergency in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Responsibly Responding to Pandemics Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6288ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6288ih.xml 2020-03-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.