3.0.0 3827 2023-01-11T13:42:37Z 2023-01-11T13:42:37Z Senate S 2020-05-21 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-21T19:53:12Z The Heroes Act 116 6800 HR 2020-07-23 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020 116 6531 HR 2020-04-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Identical 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 Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act 116 14 HR 2020-11-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Related bill CRS 2020-05-21 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-05-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland N B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2020-05-21 True H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2020-05-21 True 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 2020-05-21 Introduced in Senate 2020-06-25T17:44:07Z 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 Short Title(s) as Introduced Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3827is/xml/BILLS-116s3827is.xml 2020-05-21 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.