Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act

Bill Number

HR 6719

Introduced

May 5, 2020

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Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, ...

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Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Drug therapy Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Health Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Inflation and prices Medical tests and diagnostic methods Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Worker safety and health

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Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act

This bill provides emergency funding, subject to certain limitations, for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fulfill requests from states, territories, and tribes for critical health care resources to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). FEMA and the Department of Health and Human Services must report specified information related to these requests to Congress on a weekly basis until the end of the COVID-19 emergency.

In addition, the bill directs the President to use specified authorities, including authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950, to fulfill these requests.

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May 5, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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.
May 5, 2020

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