Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act
Latest action · Jun 9, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 9, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jun 9, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6719 | Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act | Identical bill | May 5, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2020Introduced in Senate
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