HR 5468 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Responsible Bioterrorism Funding Act of 2006

Introduced May 24, 2006 Originated House Sponsor Vito Fossella R-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 6, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 24, 2006
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Responsible Bioterrorism Funding Act of 2006 - Requires, for FY2007 and subsequent fiscal years, that all grants to states administered by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for preparation for or response to bioterrorism be distributed in accordance with a risk-based formula predicated on a quantitative assessment of threat, vulnerability, and consequences.

Directs the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) develop such formula, which shall be established and provided to the HHS Secretary by March 31, 2006; and (2) periodically review (and revise as appropriate) the formula to accurately distribute funds based on risk. Makes a revision ineffective for a fiscal year unless it is approved by both Secretaries by July 1 of the preceding year.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2006 to Jul 28, 2006, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMay 24, 2006
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyOriginalMay 24, 2006
R-CAMary BonoOriginalMay 24, 2006
R-NJMike FergusonOriginalMay 24, 2006
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalMay 24, 2006
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalMay 24, 2006
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJun 26, 2006
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJun 26, 2006
D-NYEdolphus TownsJun 27, 2006
R-TXJeb HensarlingJun 27, 2006
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonJun 27, 2006
R-AZJim KolbeJun 28, 2006
D-NYBrian HigginsJun 29, 2006
D-NYMichael R. McNultyJun 29, 2006
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterJul 10, 2006
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 6, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.
  2. Jun 5, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. May 24, 2006Introduced in House
  4. May 24, 2006Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

Subjects

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  1. May 24, 2006Introduced in House

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