Disease X Act of 2023
Latest action · Jun 9, 2023 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 5, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Disease X Act of 2023
This bill expands the priorities of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to specifically include viral threats that have the potential to cause a pandemic.
In particular, the bill expands the scope of innovation grants and contracts that may be awarded by BARDA to specifically include those that support research and development of certain manufacturing technology for medical countermeasures against viruses, including respiratory viruses, with pandemic potential. It also expands BARDA's authorized strategic initiatives to include advanced research, development, and procurement of countermeasures and products to address viruses with pandemic potential.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2023 to Sep 25, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Original | Jun 5, 2023 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Jun 5, 2023 |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Original | Jun 5, 2023 |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Mike Garcia | Sep 25, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 5, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 9, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 5, 2023Introduced in House
- Jun 5, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 169, no. 97, June 5, 2023, page H2743.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-46 | LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS TO BOLSTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE FOR ALL HAZARDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY THREATS177 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 13, 2023 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2093 | Disease X Act of 2023 | Related bill | Jun 21, 2023 |
| HR 4421 | Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act | Related bill | Jul 19, 2023 |
| HR 4697 | Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023 | Related bill | Jul 21, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a program at BARDA for developing medical countermeasures for viral threats with pandemic potential.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Disease X Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2023Introduced 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.
