3.0.0 3309 2022-03-02T16:21:34Z 2022-03-02T16:21:34Z Senate S 2020-02-13 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-02-13T20:05:34Z 2020-02-13 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-02-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA N S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2020-02-13 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2020-02-13 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2020-02-13 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-02-13 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2020-02-13 True Health Appropriations Chemical and biological weapons Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Emergency planning and evacuation Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Terrorism Health 00 2020-02-13 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-11T21:48:55Z Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act

This bill modifies funding mechanisms for the Public Health Emergency Fund and requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report specified information to Congress related to public health emergencies that are infectious disease outbreaks, bioterrorist attacks, or disasters. Specifically, HHS must, upon determination of a public health emergency, convene a group of federal officials to prepare monthly reports concerning such matters as funding, collaboration, and best practices. The GAO must (1) report on, among other topics, the capacity of the public health system to respond effectively to infectious disease outbreaks and how funds for public health emergencies have been expended within the last two years; and (2) issue a post-emergency report on response efforts by government entities.

]]> Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act Display Title Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for a Public Health Emergency Fund, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3309is/xml/BILLS-116s3309is.xml 2020-02-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.