Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2016
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
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Summary
Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the program to enhance community and hospital preparedness for public health emergencies to use at least 97% of its funding for awards. The Government Accountability Office must report on programs for public health emergency preparedness. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must ensure procedures are in place to coordinate the ongoing stockpiling of countermeasures (certain medical supplies) by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Procurement of countermeasures using the Biodefense Countermeasures appropriations account no longer requires Presidential approval or an agreement between HHS and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). BARDA is given direct contracting authority. The annual countermeasures plan developed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response must report on the amount of time between a BARDA request and the award of a contract. This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add diseases and other agents that are determined to be a material threat by DHS to the list of tropical diseases under the priority review voucher program, which awards a voucher to the sponsor of a new drug or biological product that is approved to prevent or treat a listed disease. (A voucher entitles the holder to have a future new drug or biological product application acted upon by the Food and Drug Administration within six months.)
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
IN • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/18/2015
Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
NC • R
Sponsored 9/28/2015
Marsha Blackburn
TN • R
Sponsored 9/28/2015
Markwayne Mullin
OK • R
Sponsored 9/28/2015
Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
CA • R
Sponsored 10/8/2015
Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]
CA • R
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]
MI • R
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]
MO • R
Sponsored 11/5/2015
Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 11/5/2015
Turner (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 11/17/2015
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
TX • R
Sponsored 12/11/2015
Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25]
CA • R
Sponsored 12/17/2015
Carter (GA)
GA • R
Sponsored 12/17/2015
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Garamendi
CA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Griffith
VA • R
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 12/18/2015
Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
NY • R
Sponsored 1/6/2016
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
NJ • R
Sponsored 1/6/2016
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 1/7/2016
Guthrie
KY • R
Sponsored 1/13/2016
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/2/2016
Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
IL • R
Sponsored 2/2/2016
Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
UT • R
Sponsored 2/9/2016
Vargas
CA • D
Sponsored 2/9/2016
Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
IN • R
Sponsored 2/9/2016
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]
OR • R
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Kevin Cramer
ND • R
Sponsored 2/12/2016
Hudson
NC • R
Sponsored 2/23/2016
Joyce (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 2/25/2016
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 2/25/2016
Quigley
IL • D
Sponsored 2/25/2016
Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4]
FL • R
Sponsored 3/3/2016
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/3/2016
Scott, David
GA • D
Sponsored 3/3/2016
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/22/2016
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 4/27/2016
Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]
CA • R
Sponsored 4/27/2016
Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Sponsored 5/11/2016
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/11/2016
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/16/2016
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/16/2016
Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15]
IL • R
Sponsored 5/24/2016
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Sponsored 6/7/2016
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
IL • R
Sponsored 6/14/2016
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/15/2016
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