# 116-hr-6878: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement improved, transparent processes for the use and distribution of supplies in the Strategic National Stockpile, and for other purposes.

116-hr-6878, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement improved, transparent processes for the use and distribution of supplies in the Strategic National Stockpile, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6878
- Congress: 116
- Title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement improved, transparent processes for the use and distribution of supplies in the Strategic National Stockpile, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-05-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop transparent processes to manage requests from states, territories, tribal nations, and localities for supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6877: To direct the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to issue a report to Congress regarding all State, local, Tribal, and territorial requests for…
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-6878 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6878)

## Related
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- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-6877: To direct the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to issue a repo…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6877)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6878 (as of 2025-11-18).