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Disease X Act

USA117th CongressS-2640| Senate 
| Updated: 8/5/2021
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (3)
Angus S. King (Independent)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Disease X Act This bill establishes a program to develop vaccines, diagnostics, and other medical countermeasures for unknown viral threats. Specifically, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority must carry out the program in consultation with the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasure Enterprise, which coordinates efforts related to medical countermeasures within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and in cooperation with interagency partners. Additionally, the program must prioritize equity and accessibility in the development of the medical countermeasures. The bill also allows HHS to support domestic research, development, and manufacturing of medical countermeasures under the program through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.
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Timeline
Aug 5, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Aug 5, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • August 5, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 5, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Child healthDrug therapyHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesManufacturingMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSmall business

Disease X Act

USA117th CongressS-2640| Senate 
| Updated: 8/5/2021
Disease X Act This bill establishes a program to develop vaccines, diagnostics, and other medical countermeasures for unknown viral threats. Specifically, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority must carry out the program in consultation with the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasure Enterprise, which coordinates efforts related to medical countermeasures within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and in cooperation with interagency partners. Additionally, the program must prioritize equity and accessibility in the development of the medical countermeasures. The bill also allows HHS to support domestic research, development, and manufacturing of medical countermeasures under the program through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.
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Timeline
Aug 5, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Aug 5, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • August 5, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 5, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Senator

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (3)
Angus S. King (Independent)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child healthDrug therapyHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesManufacturingMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSmall business