# 116-hr-6719: Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act

116-hr-6719, Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA); status Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6719
- Congress: 116
- Title: Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-05-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act This bill provides emergency funding, subject to certain limitations, for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fulfill requests from states, territories, and tribes for critical health care resources to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). FEMA and the Department of Health and Human Services must report specified information related to these requests to Congress on a weekly basis until the end of the COVID-19 emergency. In addition, the bill directs the President to use specified authorities, including authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950, to fulfill these requests.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9014: United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8986: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as the "Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building".
- 116-hr-8955: Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act
- 116-hr-8791: DHS Reform Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8744: Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6719 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6719)

## Related
- [116-hr-9014: United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9014)
- [116-hr-8986: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4t…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8986)
- [116-hr-8955: Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8955)
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8791: DHS Reform Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8791)
- [116-hr-8744: Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8744)
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