3.0.0 5488 2023-01-01T23:51:28Z 2023-01-01T23:51:28Z House HR 2021-10-05 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 175 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HUDSON:H.R. 5488.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H5600]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm12 Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2021-10-06T21:54:14Z Referred to 2021-10-05T13:00:20Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2021-10-06T15:01:36Z Referred to 2021-10-05T13:00:10Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2021-10-06T13:53:24Z Referred to 2021-10-05T13:00:15Z 2021-10-06 hshm12 Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. Committee 2021-10-06 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2021-10-06 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Committee 2021-10-05 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, 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 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2021-10-05 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, 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 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2021-10-05 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, 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 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2021-10-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-10-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001067 Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] Richard Hudson R NC 8 N E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2021-10-05 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2021-10-05 True C001120 Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] Dan Crenshaw R TX 2 2021-10-05 True Health Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Health technology, devices, supplies Strategic materials and reserves Health 00 2021-10-05 Introduced in House 2022-02-23T22:05:42Z Health Emergencies Are Literally Tenets of HHS Act of 2021 or the HEALTH Act of 2021

This bill expands the authorities and responsibilities of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with respect to federal responses to public health and other emergencies and the Strategic National Stockpile.

Specifically, the bill expands the responsibility of HHS to lead federal public health and medical responses to expressly include national disasters or emergencies declared under presidential authorities.

Additionally, the bill provides authority for HHS to deploy the Strategic National Stockpile in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), rather than as required by DHS.

]]> HEALTH Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify that the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall lead all Federal public health and medical response to emergencies and disasters declared by the President pursuant to the National Emergencies Act or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title HEALTH Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced HEALTH Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Health Emergencies Are Literally Tenets of HHS Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr5488ih/xml/BILLS-117hr5488ih.xml 2021-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. 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.