PHE Congressional Review Act
Latest action · Jul 19, 2023 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 21.
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 27, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
PHE Congressional Review Act
This bill requires Congress to regularly review whether to continue or end a declared public health emergency.
Specifically, each chamber of Congress must meet within six months of a declaration of a national public health emergency, and every six months thereafter until the emergency ends, to consider a vote on a joint resolution as to whether to end the emergency.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 27, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Jun 27, 2023 |
Committees 2
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 27, 2023Markup Jul 19, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 7, 2023Reported Jul 13, 2023Markup Jul 13, 2023 | |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2023 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 19, 2023Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 21.
- Jul 13, 2023Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 12.
- Jul 13, 2023Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 7, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 27, 2023Introduced in House
- Jun 27, 2023Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. 169, no. 112, June 27, 2023, page H3152.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the determination, termination, and renewal of public health emergencies, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PHE Congressional Review Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 27, 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.
