# 116-hr-7225: The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020

116-hr-7225, The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA); status Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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-7225
- Congress: 116
- Title: The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-06-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020 This bill requires reports to Congress related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) shall report to Congress a classified, intelligence-based assessment on the threat of global pandemic disease, including an assessment of the possible courses of the COVID-19 pandemic in the 18 months following the report. The bill also requires the President to report to Congress on (1) a whole-of-government response to a potential second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and to future pandemics, and (2) a global strategy for mobilizing international institutions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The reports shall also be publicly available, except that the publicly available ODNI assessment shall be an unclassified version of the classified report given to Congress.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 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
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7225 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7225)

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