Strategic National Stockpile Enhancement and Transparency Act
Latest action · Apr 23, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedApr 23, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strategic National Stockpile Enhancement and Transparency Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish, and award grants to states for the implementation of, the National Emergency Biodefense Network. HHS must coordinate with the Strategic National Stockpile and the National Biodefense Science Board in this effort. The network consists of state entities responsible for tracking and maintaining adequate supplies of drugs, medical devices, and other items necessary for the emergency health security of the United States. The network must be developed and implemented using a private blockchain (i.e., a distributed ledger technology).
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 23, 2020 to May 28, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Apr 23, 2020 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 1, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | May 28, 2020 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | May 28, 2020 |
Committees 1
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 Apr 23, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2020Introduced in House
- Apr 23, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 166, no. 77, April 23, 2020, page H1957.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47064 | Blockchain: Novel Provenance Applications Archived | Report | Apr 12, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, in coordination with the Director of the strategic national stockpile, the National Emergency Biodefense Network, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Strategic National Stockpile Enhancement and Transparency Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Computers and information technology
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Health
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Immunology and vaccination
- State and local government operations
- Strategic materials and reserves
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2020Introduced 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.
