HR 4062 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Pandemic Preparedness and Response Act

Introduced Oct 17, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Nita M. Lowey D-NY

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Latest action · Nov 4, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 17, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Pandemic Preparedness and Response Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the President to appoint a National Director of Pandemic Preparedness and Response to strengthen, expand, and coordinate domestic pandemic influenza preparedness activities.

Establishes the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Policy Coordinating Committee to develop an Interagency Preparedness Plan.

Requires states to have an approved state preparedness plan as a condition of receiving certain funds related to bioterrorism.

Provides for the integration and coordination of public and private influenza surveillance activities.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) procure antivirals, developed vaccines, and essential medications for the Strategic National Stockpile; (2) develop a national system for tracking and distributing antiviral medications and vaccines; and (3) assist other counties in preparation for, and response to, pandemic influenza.

Provides for the expansion and intensification of influenza research.

Directs the Secretary to contract with the Institute of Medicine to study topics related to the pandemic influenza.

Establishes the National Pandemic Influenza Economics Advisory Committee.

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to expand and intensify efforts to prevent pandemic influenza.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) enter into contracts with manufacturers to produce additional necessary doses of the influenza vaccine; and (2) develop a national plan for responding to potential influenza vaccine shortages.

Sets forth prohibitions against charging excessive prices during a public health emergency for, reporting false pricing information to the Secretary about, or employing a manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance in connection with the purchase or sale of, drugs, devices, or biologics for the prevention or treatment of influenza at wholesale.

Cosponsors 67

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 17, 2005 to Apr 25, 2006; 31 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalOct 17, 2005
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-HIEd CaseOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalOct 17, 2005
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-MOIke SkeltonOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalOct 17, 2005
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalOct 17, 2005
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-ILMelissa L. BeanOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-ILRahm EmanuelOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalOct 17, 2005
D-MABarney FrankOct 20, 2005
D-CABob FilnerOct 20, 2005
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOct 20, 2005
D-NYCharles B. RangelOct 20, 2005
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOct 20, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOct 20, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottOct 20, 2005
D-NYJose E. SerranoOct 20, 2005
D-INJulia CarsonOct 20, 2005
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOct 20, 2005
D-CAMichael M. HondaOct 20, 2005
D-HINeil AbercrombieOct 20, 2005
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOct 20, 2005
D-VARick BoucherOct 20, 2005
D-CASusan A. DavisOct 20, 2005
D-CATom LantosOct 20, 2005
D-CABarbara LeeOct 25, 2005
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOct 25, 2005
D-MAJohn W. OlverOct 25, 2005
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOct 25, 2005
D-CASam FarrOct 25, 2005
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinOct 25, 2005
D-OHTim RyanOct 25, 2005
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOct 25, 2005
D-ALArtur DavisOct 28, 2005
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Oct 28, 2005
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezNov 9, 2005
D-CAHilda L. SolisNov 9, 2005
D-OHSherrod BrownNov 9, 2005
D-ILLane EvansNov 18, 2005
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoNov 18, 2005
D-CTJohn B. LarsonDec 7, 2005
D-CALinda T. SánchezDec 7, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseyDec 7, 2005
D-TXLloyd DoggettMar 1, 2006
D-RIJames R. LangevinApr 25, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Oct 17, 2005
Health Subcommittee
Referred Nov 4, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Oct 17, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Oct 17, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RL33219U.S. and International Responses to the Global Spread of Avian Flu: Issues for Congress ArchivedReportJan 4, 2007

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1821Pandemic Preparedness and Response ActRelated billDec 17, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Pandemic Preparedness and Response Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 17, 2005Introduced in House

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