Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act
Latest action · Mar 2, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | Feb 24, 2009 |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Original | Feb 24, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Feb 24, 2009 |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Original | Feb 24, 2009 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Feb 24, 2009 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Feb 24, 2009 |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Original | Feb 24, 2009 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | Feb 24, 2009 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Mar 16, 2009 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Mar 19, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Mar 23, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Michael E. McMahon | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 7, 2009 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 24, 2009 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Feb 25, 2009 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Feb 24, 2009 |
| Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 2, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
- Feb 25, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- Feb 24, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 24, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Feb 24, 2009Referred 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.
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. 111-63 | VIEWPOINTS ON HOMELAND SECURITY: PART I AND II112 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Apr 21, 2010–May 19, 2010 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46327 | The Office of Technology Assessment: History, Authorities, Issues, and Options Archived | Report | Apr 29, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants on a competitive basis to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity that can be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2009Introduced in House
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