HR 4697 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 21, 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.

  1. IntroducedJul 18, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protecting Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act of 2023 or the Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023

This bill extends through FY2028 and modifies various programs and activities that support public health preparedness and response. The bill also addresses matters concerning shortages of drugs and medical devices and recalls of drugs.

For example, the bill modifies

  • activities of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority;
  • grants to support preparedness and response activities of health departments, hospitals, and public health laboratories;
  • programs to facilitate the response of volunteer health providers and other professionals during disasters and emergencies;
  • efforts related to the management and operation of the Strategic National Stockpile;
  • federal partnerships and initiatives for collaborating and coordinating during public health and other emergencies and with the development of medical countermeasures and diagnostic testing capacity; and
  • requirements for collecting and reporting public health and health care data and information.

Additionally, the bill makes various changes to address and mitigate shortages of drugs and devices, including by (1) setting out a process to safely extend the expiration date of certain medical countermeasures and other life-saving drugs, and (2) expanding requirements for drug manufacturers to notify the Food and Drug Administration concerning potential shortages. Further, the bill expands the authority of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to order the recall of controlled substances to cover all drugs.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 18, 2023 to Sep 14, 2023, with 22 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalJul 18, 2023
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalJul 18, 2023
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJul 18, 2023
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJul 18, 2023
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJul 18, 2023
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJul 18, 2023
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJul 18, 2023
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJul 18, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 18, 2023
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalJul 18, 2023
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalJul 18, 2023
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalJul 18, 2023
D-TXLizzie FletcherOriginalJul 18, 2023
D-MALori TrahanOriginalJul 18, 2023
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalJul 18, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 21, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jul 18, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jul 18, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 11

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 18, 2023Introduced in House

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