NOVID Act
Latest action · Jun 9, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate Act or the NOVID Act
This bill establishes the Pandemic Preparedness and Response Program to coordinate and carry out the U.S. government's global health response to COVID-19, its variants, and other pathogens with pandemic potential.
As part of the program, the bill requires, within 30 days, the development of a comprehensive strategy to end the COVID-19 pandemic. The strategy must outline efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccinations worldwide, including through the immediate release of the COVID-19 vaccine doses that the United States committed to sending abroad.
The bill also requires a long-term strategy for the program to prevent future pandemics.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 8, 2021 to Feb 15, 2022; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jun 8, 2021 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jan 18, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Feb 15, 2022 |
Committees 2
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 Jun 8, 2021 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 8, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 9, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 8, 2021Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 99, June 8, 2021, page H2702.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1976 | NOVID Act | Related bill | Jun 8, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a program to oversee the global COVID-19 response and prepare for future pandemics, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate Act
- NOVID Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intellectual property
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Licensing and registrations
- Manufacturing
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Multilateral development programs
- Public contracts and procurement
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 8, 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.
