HR 1150 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act

Introduced Feb 24, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Christopher P. Carney D-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 2, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 24, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity that can be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases. Authorizes the Secretary to award such a grant only if the laboratory agrees to allow the Secretary and other relevant federal agencies to inspect laboratory facilities.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on: (1) activities undertaken to integrate the network of regional biocontainment laboratories with the laboratory response network of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and (2) the extent to which additional Biosafety Level 3 laboratories are needed to fulfill the nation's laboratory surge capacity needs.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 24, 2009 to Jul 7, 2009, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOriginalFeb 24, 2009
D-COBetsy MarkeyOriginalFeb 24, 2009
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalFeb 24, 2009
D-PAJason AltmireOriginalFeb 24, 2009
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalFeb 24, 2009
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalFeb 24, 2009
R-ALSpencer BachusOriginalFeb 24, 2009
D-PATim HoldenOriginalFeb 24, 2009
D-PAChaka FattahFeb 26, 2009
D-NYEric J. J. MassaMar 3, 2009
R-PATim MurphyMar 16, 2009
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthMar 19, 2009
D-PAJoe SestakMar 23, 2009
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyApr 21, 2009
D-PAJohn P. MurthaApr 21, 2009
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Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 2, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
  2. Feb 25, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
  3. Feb 24, 2009Introduced in House
  4. Feb 24, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
  5. Feb 24, 2009Referred to House Homeland Security
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

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  1. Feb 24, 2009Introduced in House

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