Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act
USA116th CongressS-3921| Senate
| Updated: 6/9/2020
Bernard Sanders
Independent Senator
Vermont
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act This bill provides emergency funding, subject to certain limitations, for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fulfill requests from states, territories, and tribes for critical health care resources to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). FEMA and the Department of Health and Human Services must report specified information related to these requests to Congress on a weekly basis until the end of the COVID-19 emergency. In addition, the bill directs the President to use specified authorities, including authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950, to fulfill these requests.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Health
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDrug therapyEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Health facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPublic contracts and procurementState and local government operationsWorker safety and health
Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act
USA116th CongressS-3921| Senate
| Updated: 6/9/2020
Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act This bill provides emergency funding, subject to certain limitations, for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fulfill requests from states, territories, and tribes for critical health care resources to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). FEMA and the Department of Health and Human Services must report specified information related to these requests to Congress on a weekly basis until the end of the COVID-19 emergency. In addition, the bill directs the President to use specified authorities, including authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950, to fulfill these requests.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Bernard Sanders
Independent Senator
Vermont
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDrug therapyEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Health facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPublic contracts and procurementState and local government operationsWorker safety and health