Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act
Latest action · Feb 13, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act
This bill modifies funding mechanisms for the Public Health Emergency Fund and requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report specified information to Congress related to public health emergencies that are infectious disease outbreaks, bioterrorist attacks, or disasters. Specifically, HHS must, upon determination of a public health emergency, convene a group of federal officials to prepare monthly reports concerning such matters as funding, collaboration, and best practices. The GAO must (1) report on, among other topics, the capacity of the public health system to respond effectively to infectious disease outbreaks and how funds for public health emergencies have been expended within the last two years; and (2) issue a post-emergency report on response efforts by government entities.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 13, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Feb 13, 2020 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Feb 13, 2020 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Feb 13, 2020 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 13, 2020 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Feb 13, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Feb 13, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Appropriations
- Chemical and biological weapons
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Health
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2020Introduced in Senate
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