Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022
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.
- IntroducedJun 23, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Jun 23, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 23, 2022Hearings Jul 19, 2022Markup Aug 3, 2022Reported Dec 19, 2022 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- 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.
- Dec 19, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 675.
- Aug 3, 2022Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 19, 2022Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-653.
- Jun 23, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Jun 23, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 9, 2022S. 4465, Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 3, 2022
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-653 | ADDRESSING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND HEALTH SECURITY THREATS TO THE HOMELAND66 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Jul 19, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office and an Office of Health Security in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Chemical and biological weapons
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Health personnel
- Intergovernmental relations
- Nuclear weapons
- State and local government operations
- Terrorism
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2022Reported to Senate
- Jun 23, 2022Introduced in Senate
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.
