Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020
Sponsored By: Representative Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
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Summary
Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take specified actions, as part of its management of the Strategic National Stockpile, to establish and maintain domestic reserves of critical medical supplies. Specifically, HHS must (1) create incentives for manufacturers of medical supplies to increase emergency stocks and diversify geographic production; (2) purchase, lease, or enter into joint ventures with respect to facilities and equipment to produce medical supplies; and (3) work with distributors to refresh and replenish medical supplies. HHS must also submit a report to Congress concerning the details of any purchase, lease, or joint venture. The department's authority under the bill to make purchases, leases, or joint ventures for medical supplies terminates on September 30, 2023.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
IN • R
Sponsored 4/17/2020
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
MI • R
Sponsored 4/22/2020
ELIOT ENGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 4/23/2020
Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
IN • R
Sponsored 5/1/2020
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/1/2020
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 5/1/2020
Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/12/2020
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/12/2020
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/12/2020
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
NJ • R
Sponsored 6/11/2020
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