Rapid Pathogen Identification to Delivery of Cures Act
Latest action · Sep 29, 2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7831-7832)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 4, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rapid Pathogen Identification to Delivery of Cures Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretaries of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, and Defense to submit a report setting forth a strategy to reduce the time frame from the identification of a pathogen to the development and emergency approval of a safe and effective countermeasure, which should include: (1) technical impediments to reducing this time frame; (2) research, development, and technology needs to address these impediments; (3) existing efforts to address such needs; (4) a proposal to establish a coordinated and integrated Federal program to address such needs; and (5) potential liability concerns stemming from distribution of rapidly developed priority countermeasures.
Allows the Secretary of Homeland Security to contract with any firm or institution to conduct research and analysis needed for this report.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system to rapidly: (1) establish clinical research programs to examine the safety and efficacy of treatments for novel, unknown, or bioengineered pathogens; and (2) disseminate results and recommendations to clinicians. Authorizes establishment of a fund to support such clinical research.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to add the Secretary of Homeland Security to the working group on bioterrorism and to require the working group to assist in developing such a strategy.
Requires the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Defense, and Homeland Security to conduct programs to develop the capability to rapidly identify, develop, produce, and approve countermeasures.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 4, 2004 to Jul 14, 2004; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | May 4, 2004 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | May 4, 2004 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 4, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | May 4, 2004 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | May 4, 2004 |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Original | May 4, 2004 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | May 4, 2004 |
| D-KY | Ken Lucas | Original | May 4, 2004 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Original | May 4, 2004 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | May 4, 2004 |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Original | May 4, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Original | May 4, 2004 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 4, 2004 |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | May 4, 2004 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | May 4, 2004 |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | May 17, 2004 | |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | May 17, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | May 17, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | May 17, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 17, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Jun 18, 2004 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jul 14, 2004 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 4, 2004 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 21, 2004 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 4, 2004 |
| Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee | Referred Jun 2, 2004 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred May 4, 2004 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7831-7832)
- Jul 14, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5732)
- Jun 2, 2004Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
- Jun 2, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
- May 21, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5738 | Donna M. Christensen D-VI | Jul 14, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-50 | TOWARDS A NATIONAL BIODEFENSE STRATEGY85 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Jun 3, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote technological advancements that will dramatically reduce the timeframe for the development of new medical countermeasures to treat or prevent disease caused by infectious disease agents or toxins that, through natural processes or intentional introduction, may pose a significant risk to public health now or in the future.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rapid Pathogen Identification to Delivery of Cures Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative procedure
- Animals
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Automation
- Biological warfare
- Biotechnology
- Clinical trials
- Colleges
- Commerce
- Communicable diseases
- Communication in medicine
- Communication in science
- Computer simulation
- Computer software
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Defense contracts
- Defense procurement
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug approvals
- Drug industry
- Drugs
- EBB Terrorism
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Emergency Management
- Environmental Protection
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Government trust funds
- Health
- Health planning
- Higher education
- Human experimentation in medicine
- Information technology
- Intellectual property
- International Affairs
- International cooperation in science
- Laboratory animals
- Law
- Legislation
- Liability (Law)
- Medical technology
- Military research
- Nonprofit organizations
- Pharmaceutical research
- Poisons
- Public-private partnerships
- Research and development
- Research centers
- Research grants
- Robots
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Strategic planning
- Technological innovations
- Technology transfer
- Terrorism
- Toxicology
- Vaccines
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 4, 2004Introduced in House
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