Global Pandemic Prevention and Biosecurity Act
Latest action · May 28, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights.
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 20, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Global Pandemic Prevention and Biosecurity Act
This bill establishes a task force and requires the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to take specified measures to respond to and prevent zoonotic (animal-to-human) disease outbreaks.
Specifically, the bill establishes the Global Zoonotic Disease Task Force to ensure an integrated approach to preventing, detecting, preparing for, and responding to zoonotic spillover and zoonotic disease outbreaks that may pose a threat to global health security.
The bill directs the State Department and the USAID to work with international stakeholders on measures that include (1) preventing zoonotic spillover events, (2) preventing degradation and fragmentation of forests and other ecosystems to minimize interactions between wildlife and human populations, and (3) strengthening global capacity for detection of zoonotic diseases with pandemic potential.
Further, the USAID must develop and publish a strategy for food security, global health, and biodiversity protection, including information about zoonotic disease surveillance. To help implement and finance the strategy, the USAID must establish a Conservation Corps to provide Americans eligible for service abroad to deliver technical and strategic assistance.
The bill also authorizes a program within the USAID to prevent spillover events, epidemics, and pandemics through specified activities.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2021 to Oct 22, 2021; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Oct 22, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 20, 2021 |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred May 28, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 28, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in House
- May 20, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E562)
- May 20, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E562 | Grace Meng D-NY | May 20, 2021 |
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. 167, no. 88, May 20, 2021, pages H10170, H2654.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1737 | Global Pandemic Prevention and Biosecurity Act | Related bill | May 20, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a global zoonotic disease task force, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Global Pandemic Prevention and Biosecurity Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Advisory bodies
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural marketing and promotion
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Agricultural trade
- Animal and plant health
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Ecology
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Grain
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Land use and conservation
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Livestock
- Meat
- Multilateral development programs
- National and community service
- Nutrition and diet
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Trade restrictions
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2021Introduced 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.
