Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act
Latest action · Feb 3, 2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 14, 2015
- Passed HouseFeb 2, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the use of Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities, including the development and maintenance of an initial pharmaceutical stockpile, including medical kits, and diagnostics sufficient to protect first responders, their families, immediate victims, and vulnerable populations from a chemical or biological event.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 51 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed377–2 | Feb 2, 2015 |
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 14, 2015 to Feb 2, 2015; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jan 28, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Feb 2, 2015 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jan 14, 2015 |
| Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jan 28, 2015 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 3, 2015 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 2, 2015Mr. Carter (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 2, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H675-677)
- Feb 2, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 361.
- Feb 2, 2015At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Feb 2, 2015Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H683-684)
- Feb 2, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 377 - 2 (Roll no. 51). (text: CR H675)
- Feb 2, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 28, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
- Jan 14, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 14, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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 · Extensions | Debate and remarks E145, H675–H677Text printed H675Recorded votes H683enact | Donald M. Payne, Jr. D-NJ, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA, Michael T. McCaul R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Feb 2, 2015 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 7, January 14, 2015, page H407.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to codify authority under existing grant guidance authorizing use of Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Drug therapy
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Terrorism
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2015Referred in Senate
- Feb 2, 2015Engrossed in House
- Jan 14, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
