S 4465 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022

Introduced Jun 23, 2022 Originated Senate Sponsor Gary C. Peters D-MI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 19, 2022 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 675.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 23, 2022
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) office in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and provides statutory authority for a new Office of Health Security.

The CWMD office shall perform duties to coordinate and guide DHS efforts to counter weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear and other related emerging threats.

The Office of Health Security shall have the responsibility for oversight of all medical, public health, and workforce safety matters of DHS.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 23, 2022.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OHRob PortmanOriginalJun 23, 2022

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 19, 2022Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-276.
  2. Dec 19, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 675.
  3. Aug 3, 2022Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Jul 19, 2022Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
  5. Jun 23, 2022Introduced in Senate
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 19, 2022Reported to Senate
  2. Jun 23, 2022Introduced in Senate

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