Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023
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.
- IntroducedJul 18, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jul 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Sep 14, 2023 |
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 Jul 18, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 21, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 18, 2023Introduced in House
- Jul 18, 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. 123, July 18, 2023, page H3700.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12683 | Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act: An Overview | Resource | Aug 7, 2025 |
Related bills 11
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2416 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a military and civilian partnership for trauma readiness grant program. | Related bill | Apr 7, 2023 |
| HR 2500 | Protecting Americans from Unsafe Drugs Act of 2023 | Related bill | Apr 14, 2023 |
| HR 3008 | Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2023 | Related bill | May 5, 2023 |
| S 3545 | Improving DATA in Public Health Act | Related bill | Dec 14, 2023 |
| HR 3613 | Doctors at the Ready Act | Related bill | May 26, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and certain programs with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response related to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting PAHPA Act of 2023
- Protecting Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Aging
- Chemical and biological weapons
- Child health
- Civil actions and liability
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Disability and paralysis
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Higher education
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Insects
- Intergovernmental relations
- Manufacturing
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Military civil functions
- Military personnel and dependents
- National and community service
- Natural disasters
- Prescription drugs
- Product safety and quality
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- State and local government operations
- Strategic materials and reserves
- Student aid and college costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 18, 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.
