SAVE Act of 2020

United States116th CongressHR-6399House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Mar 26, 2020

Summary

Official Summary

Securing America's Vaccines for Emergencies Act of 2020 or the SAVE Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the President to make payments to manufacturers to increase supply-chain security if doing so is important to the national defense. The President must submit a strategy to Congress that includes, among other elements (1) a plan to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of medical articles essential to the national defense; and (2) plans to diversify, and address vulnerabilities in, supply chains for essential medical articles.

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Timeline

Latest companion bill action

S-1285: SAVE Act

Introduced in Senate

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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