# 116-hr-7531: Infectious Disease Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Act

116-hr-7531, Infectious Disease Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7531
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7531
- Congress: 116
- Title: Infectious Disease Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Infectious Disease Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Act This bill establishes the National Medical Command and a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and respond to infectious diseases. It also requires a strategic plan focused on treatments and vaccine development for infectious diseases.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8809: LOVE Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8687: Saving the Civil Service Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuar…
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7531 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7531)

## Related
- [116-hr-8809: LOVE Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8809)
- [116-hr-8687: Saving the Civil Service Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8687)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8433)
- [116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8402)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7531 (as of 2025-11-18).