3.0.0 8640 2023-01-11T13:44:30Z 2023-01-11T13:44:30Z House HR 2020-10-20 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 179 (Tuesday, October 20, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUSH:H.R. 8640.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H5700]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-10-20T13:02:35Z 2020-10-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-10-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 N C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2020-10-20 True C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2020-10-20 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2020-10-20 True G000586 Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesus Garcia D IL G. 4 2020-10-20 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2020-10-20 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2020-10-20 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2020-10-20 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2020-11-05 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Emergency medical services and trauma care Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical research Scientific communication Health 00 2020-10-20 Introduced in House 2020-12-03T14:52:38Z Scientific Agencies Following Evidence and Guaranteeing that Unscientific Agendas are Refused and Denounced Act of 2020 or the SAFEGUARD Act of 2020

This bill establishes the Public Health Oversight Panel and sets out its duties and membership.

Generally, the panel must, in consultation with relevant advisory bodies, advise Public Health Service agencies on the scientific basis for their actions.

In addition, during public health emergencies, the agencies must provide the panel with the opportunity to review the scientific basis of their regulatory activities. The agencies may not issue a regulation, order, or other guidance if the panel determines that the scientific basis of the action is incorrect or that the evidence to support the scientific basis is insufficient.

]]> SAFEGUARD Act of 2020 Display Title SAFEGUARD Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced SAFEGUARD Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Scientific Agencies Following Evidence and Guaranteeing that Unscientific Agendas are Refused and Denounced Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Public Health Oversight Panel to advise the agencies of the Public Health Service regarding the scientific basis for their actions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8640ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8640ih.xml 2020-10-20 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.