# 116-hr-6879: Buy American Medical Supply Chain Act of 2020

116-hr-6879, Buy American Medical Supply Chain Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI); status Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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-6879
- Congress: 116
- Title: Buy American Medical Supply Chain Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2020-05-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Buy American Medical Supply Chain Act of 2020 This bill applies more stringent origination requirements (i.e., Buy American requirements) on commercially available off-the-shelf items procured for the Strategic National Stockpile. It also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a program to support domestic production capacity for items in the stockpile.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- 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
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7481: RESTART Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6879 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6879)

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- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7481: RESTART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7481)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
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