Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 18, 2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467.
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.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 various programs relating to pandemic and all-hazards preparedness, including:
- the Hospital Preparedness Program,
- biosurveillance programs,
- the emergency system for advanced registration of volunteer health professionals,
- the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters,
- the Strategic National Stockpile,
- the National Disaster Medical System,
- the Medical Reserve Corps, and
- the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and the BioShield Special Reserve Fund.
The bill requires the National Health Security Strategy developed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to describe potential emergency health security threats and identify the process for achieving the preparedness goals.
The bill also requires HHS to develop guidelines to inform regional systems of hospitals and health care facilities of capabilities to treat patients affected by chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear threats.
The bill reauthorizes through FY2023 funding for medical facilities of the Veterans Administration and for influenza vaccine tracking and distribution.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2018 to Oct 3, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | May 15, 2018 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | May 15, 2018 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | May 15, 2018 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Sep 12, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Sep 17, 2018 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Sep 18, 2018 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Sep 26, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Oct 1, 2018 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Oct 3, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred May 15, 2018Markup May 23, 2018Reported Jun 18, 2018 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2018Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Jun 18, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467.
- May 23, 2018Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 15, 2018Introduced in Senate
- May 15, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 3, 2018S. 2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on June 18, 2018
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2851 | Regional Health Care Emergency Preparedness and Response Systems Act | Related bill | May 15, 2018 |
| HR 6378 | Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 | Related bill | Sep 26, 2018 |
| HR 7328 | Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Advisory bodies
- Aging
- Blood and blood diseases
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Chemical and biological weapons
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Military education and training
- Military medicine
- Military operations and strategy
- Military readiness
- Natural disasters
- Public participation and lobbying
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local government operations
- Terrorism
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2018Reported to Senate
- May 15, 2018Introduced in Senate
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.
