3.0.0 3570 2022-02-09T00:55:59Z 2022-02-09T00:55:59Z Senate S 2020-03-23 116 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-23T23:45:22Z Frontline Health Care Workers Assistance Act 116 6398 HR 2020-03-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2020-03-23 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-03-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-03-23 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2020-03-23 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2020-03-23 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2020-03-23 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2020-03-23 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-03-23 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2020-03-23 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2020-03-23 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2020-03-23 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2020-03-23 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-03-23 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2020-03-23 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2020-03-23 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2020-03-23 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-03-23 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2020-03-23 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2020-03-23 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2020-03-23 True Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Manufacturing Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement Worker safety and health Health 00 2020-03-23 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-28T17:35:26Z This bill directs certain actions to procure equipment necessary to prevent, identify, and mitigate cases of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

The National Response Coordination Center of the Federal Emergency Management Agency must, within seven days, submit a report to Congress and the President that (1) assesses the need for equipment, including personal protective equipment and ventilators, across the United States; and (2) identifies the industry sectors and manufacturers capable of fulfilling purchase orders for such equipment, as well as government-owned and privately owned stockpiles of such equipment that could be refurbished.

Within 24 hours, the President must issue a purchase order with the highest priority rating under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) for a specified number of N-95 respirators and face masks. (DPAS is used to prioritize national defense-related contracts, subcontracts, and purchase orders.) Within seven days of receiving the center's report, the President must also issue priority purchase orders for the equipment identified in the report under authorities provided by the Defense Production Act of 1950. (That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods for the national defense.) The bill waives certain requirements under the act related to congressional notification and authorization and makes specified funds available for these efforts.

]]> A bill to provide for the expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the Defense Production Act of 1950. Display Title A bill to provide for the expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the Defense Production Act of 1950. Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the Defense Production Act of 1950. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3570is/xml/BILLS-116s3570is.xml 2020-03-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 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.