# 116-hr-6505: Detection and Response to Emerging Highly Communicable Infectious Disease Events Act

116-hr-6505, Detection and Response to Emerging Highly Communicable Infectious Disease Events Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6505
- Congress: 116
- Title: Detection and Response to Emerging Highly Communicable Infectious Disease Events Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
- Introduced: 2020-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Detection and Response to Emerging Highly Communicable Infectious Disease Events Act This bill directs the National Biosurveillance Integration Center of the Department of Homeland Security to detect, as early as possible, an emerging highly communicable infectious disease event (currently, limited to a biological event) of national concern that presents a risk to the United States or U.S. infrastructure or key assets. The center shall report to the National Security Council and the congressional homeland security committees within 72 hours of confirmation of such infectious disease event being detected.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6505 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6505)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6505 (as of 2025-11-18).