To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement improved, transparent processes for the use and distribution of supplies in the Strategic National Stockpile, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 14, 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.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop transparent processes to manage requests from states, territories, tribal nations, and localities for supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2020 to May 22, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | May 15, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 15, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | May 15, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | May 15, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 22, 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 May 14, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2020Introduced in House
- May 14, 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. 91, May 14, 2020, page H2004.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6800 | The Heroes Act | Related bill | Jul 23, 2020 |
| HR 7574 | Strengthening America’s Strategic National Stockpile Act of 2020 | Related bill | Sep 22, 2020 |
Titles 1
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 develop and implement improved, transparent processes for the use and distribution of supplies in the Strategic National Stockpile, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Federal-Indian relations
- Health
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Immunology and vaccination
- Intergovernmental relations
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- State and local government operations
- Strategic materials and reserves
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 14, 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.
