3.0.0 6662 2023-01-11T13:43:02Z 2023-01-11T13:43:02Z House HR 2020-05-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 82 (Friday, May 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BROWN of Maryland:H.R. 6662.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3)[Page H1973]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2020-05-04T16:59:27Z Referred to 2020-05-01T16:01:10Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-01T16:01:20Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-01T16:01:15Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-01T16:01:05Z PRICE Act 116 3858 S 2020-06-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2020-05-04 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 2020-05-01 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2020-05-01 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-05-01 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-05-01 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2020-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001304 Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] Anthony Brown D MD G. 4 N C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2020-05-01 True C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2020-05-01 True C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2020-05-01 True H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2020-05-01 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2020-05-01 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2020-05-01 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-05-01 True P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2020-05-01 True T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2020-05-01 True V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2020-05-08 False S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2020-05-08 False F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2020-05-12 False L000591 Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] Elaine Luria D VA G. 2 2020-06-24 False Government Operations and Politics Chemical and biological weapons Congressional committees Congressional operations and organization Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Government studies and investigations Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Inflation and prices Intergovernmental relations Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Strategic materials and reserves Terrorism Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-05-01 Introduced in House 2020-05-11T21:28:46Z Pandemic Response and Interstate Cost Equity Act or the PRICE Act

This bill establishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the sole buyer, vendor, owner, and distributor of certain medical equipment obtained by the federal government in the event of a national health emergency and establishes a process for the pricing and distribution of such equipment.

Specifically, in the event of such an emergency, the Department of Health and Human Services shall assess available medical equipment and FEMA shall (1) become the sole owner and distributor of medical equipment obtained by the federal government for which the prevailing market price exceeds the fair market price by more than 15%, (2) contract with all persons capable of producing such equipment to produce such equipment, and (3) establish a price for such equipment and sell or otherwise distribute the equipment to the states or to persons that request it.

The bill establishes in Congress a Joint Committee on Defense Production.

]]> PRICE Act Display Title PRICE Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to become the sole owner and distributer of certain medical equipment in the event of a covered emergency, to establish a Joint Congressional Committee on Defense Production, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced PRICE Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Pandemic Response and Interstate Cost Equity Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6662ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6662ih.xml 2020-05-04 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.