To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements to expand and enhance manufacturing capacity of vaccines and vaccine candidates to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.
Latest action · Jun 4, 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.
- IntroducedJun 4, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill directs the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to award grants and enter into other transactions to increase the manufacturing of vaccines that prevent COVID-19.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 4, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
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 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Manufacturing
- Medical research
- Research administration and funding
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2020Introduced in House
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