3.0.0 6531 2023-01-11T13:43:11Z 2023-01-11T13:43:11Z House HR 2020-04-17 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 73 (Friday, April 17, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. DINGELL:H.R. 6531.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H1894]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-04-17T15:03:10Z Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020 116 3827 S 2020-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS The Heroes Act 116 6800 HR 2020-07-23 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Strengthening America's Strategic National Stockpile Act of 2020 116 7574 HR 2020-09-22 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2020-04-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-04-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-04-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 N W000813 Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] Jackie Walorski R IN 2 2020-04-17 True U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2020-04-22 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2020-04-23 False B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2020-05-01 False O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2020-05-01 False M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2020-05-01 False S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 2020-05-12 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2020-05-12 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-05-12 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew R NJ 2 2020-06-11 False Health Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Immunology and vaccination Manufacturing Medical tests and diagnostic methods Prescription drugs Public contracts and procurement Strategic materials and reserves Health 00 2020-04-17 Introduced in House 2020-06-01T14:01:01Z Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take specified actions, as part of its management of the Strategic National Stockpile, to establish and maintain domestic reserves of critical medical supplies. Specifically, HHS must (1) create incentives for manufacturers of medical supplies to increase emergency stocks and diversify geographic production; (2) purchase, lease, or enter into joint ventures with respect to facilities and equipment to produce medical supplies; and (3) work with distributors to refresh and replenish medical supplies. HHS must also submit a report to Congress concerning the details of any purchase, lease, or joint venture.

The department's authority under the bill to make purchases, leases, or joint ventures for medical supplies terminates on September 30, 2023.

]]> Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020 Display Title Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the use of the Strategic National Stockpile to enhance medical supply chain elasticity and establish and maintain domestic reserves of critical medical supplies, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6531ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6531ih.xml 2020-04-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.