3.0.0 4638 2023-01-11T13:44:44Z 2023-01-11T13:44:44Z Senate S 2020-09-22 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-09-22T15:28:40Z 2020-09-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5790) IntroReferral 2020-09-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2020-09-22 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2020-09-22 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2020-09-22 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2020-09-22 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-09-22 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2020-09-22 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2020-09-22 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-09-22 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2020-09-22 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2020-09-22 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2020-09-22 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2020-09-22 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-09-22 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2020-09-22 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-09-22 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-09-22 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2020-09-22 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2020-09-22 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-09-22 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2020-09-22 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2020-09-22 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2020-09-22 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-09-22 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2020-09-22 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2020-09-22 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2020-09-22 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2020-09-22 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2020-09-22 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2020-09-22 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2020-09-22 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2020-09-22 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2020-09-22 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2020-09-22 True Health Accounting and auditing Cardiovascular and respiratory health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Emergency medical services and trauma care Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Research administration and funding Research ethics Scientific communication Health 00 2020-09-22 Introduced in Senate 2020-12-04T14:33:34Z Science and Transparency Over Politics Act

This bill directs the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to appoint a task force to investigate political interference with decisions made by scientific agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, such as pressure placed on the Food and Drug Administration to reach a certain outcome related to a drug or device to treat or prevent COVID-19. This committee, which is made up of inspectors general of certain federal agencies, conducts and supports oversight of the federal government's COVID-19 response efforts.

]]> Science and Transparency Over Politics Act Display Title Science and Transparency Over Politics Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Science and Transparency Over Politics Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to preserve and promote integrity in scientific decision making at the Department of Health and Human Services. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4638is/xml/BILLS-116s4638is.xml 2020-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5790) 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.