# 116-hr-6610: Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Act

116-hr-6610, Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6610
- Congress: 116
- Title: Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced: 2020-04-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Act This bill establishes the position of the Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response in the executive branch and sets forth the qualifications for and responsibilities of the position. Among other tasks, the director shall advise the President, relevant councils, and others with respect to pandemics and other health threats; oversee the development of a National Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response Strategy and, in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget, submit biennial reports to Congress on the implementation of the strategy; and plan for and coordinate specified preparedness and response activities. The director must also (1) identify existing federal agencies charged with elements of pandemic and biodefense preparedness and response, and (2) provide recommendations to Congress for reorganizing such agencies under the Office of the Director of Pandemic and Biodefense Preparedness and Response. The director may not simultaneously serve as the head of any other agency in the federal government and must be a member of the National Security Council.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
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- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6610 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6610)

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- [116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8598)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6610 (as of 2025-11-18).