3.0.0 3236 2023-05-11T15:45:15Z 2023-05-11T15:45:15Z House HR 2021-05-14 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 84 (Friday, May 14, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SALAZAR:H.R. 3236.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H2357]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-05-14T13:02:45Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-05-14T13:02:40Z 2021-05-14 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2021-05-14 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2021-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000168 Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] Maria Salazar R FL Elvira 27 N R000597 Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] Tom Rice R SC 7 2021-05-14 True D000032 Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] Byron Donalds R FL 19 2021-05-14 True J000304 Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] Ronny Jackson R TX 13 2021-05-14 True B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2021-05-14 True O000086 Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] Burgess Owens R UT 4 2021-05-20 False F000472 Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-15] C. Franklin R FL Scott 15 2021-05-25 False Foreign Trade and International Finance Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Foreign aid and international relief Free trade and trade barriers Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Intellectual property Public contracts and procurement Trade agreements and negotiations World health Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2021-05-14 Introduced in House 2021-12-08T17:58:59Z American Medical Investment Generating Overseas Security Act or the AMIGOS Act

This bill prohibits the President from taking action to support the waiver of certain intellectual property obligations owed by members of the World Trade Organization in relation to the prevention, containment, mitigation, or treatment of COVID-19.

The bill also establishes prioritization for allocating excess COVID-19 vaccines to other countries, and it requires that such vaccines be marked as assistance from the American people or the United States and include a depiction of the U.S. flag (if appropriate).

]]> AMIGOS Act Display Title AMIGOS Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the President from taking any action to support the waiver of obligations of members of the World Trade Organization under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights in relation to the prevention, containment, mitigation, or treatment of COVID-19 unless a statute is enacted expressly authorizing such a waiver with respect to the prevention, containment, mitigation, or treatment of COVID-19, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced AMIGOS Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced American Medical Investment Generating Overseas Security Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr3236ih/xml/BILLS-117hr3236ih.xml 2021-05-14 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.