Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies public health preparedness and response programs and activities. The bill also addresses potential shortages of drugs and medical devices. Affected public health programs and activities include the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program and other programs that support state, territorial, tribal, and local preparedness and response; activities that support the development of medical countermeasures, diagnostic testing capacity, and the administration of the Strategic National Stockpile; requirements concerning biosecurity, including with respect to biological agents and toxins that pose a threat to animal, plant, and human health; and the Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps and other programs to enable volunteer health providers and other health professionals to respond during disasters and emergencies. The bill also (1) establishes specific procedures with respect to certain claims for compensation for deaths or injuries in association with COVID-19 vaccinations or medical countermeasures; (2) establishes programs to address the needs of individuals with disabilities and other at-risk individuals during public health emergencies; and (3) makes various changes to address and mitigate shortages of drugs and devices, including by expanding certain reporting and notification requirements.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.
Administrative remediesAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAgingBiological and life sciencesBudget processCardiovascular and respiratory healthChemical and biological weaponsChild healthCompetition and antitrustCongressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDisability and paralysisDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmergency planning and evacuationEvidence and witnessesFederal officialsFirst responders and emergency personnelFreedom of informationGeneticsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesInsectsIntergovernmental relationsInternational scientific cooperationInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsManufacturingMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMilitary civil functionsMilitary personnel and dependentsNational and community serviceNatural disastersNuclear weaponsPrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentScientific communicationService industriesSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsSolid waste and recyclingState and local government operationsStrategic materials and reservesStudent aid and college costsVeterans' medical careWater qualityWater resources funding
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act
USA118th CongressS-2333| Senate
| Updated: 9/6/2023
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies public health preparedness and response programs and activities. The bill also addresses potential shortages of drugs and medical devices. Affected public health programs and activities include the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program and other programs that support state, territorial, tribal, and local preparedness and response; activities that support the development of medical countermeasures, diagnostic testing capacity, and the administration of the Strategic National Stockpile; requirements concerning biosecurity, including with respect to biological agents and toxins that pose a threat to animal, plant, and human health; and the Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps and other programs to enable volunteer health providers and other health professionals to respond during disasters and emergencies. The bill also (1) establishes specific procedures with respect to certain claims for compensation for deaths or injuries in association with COVID-19 vaccinations or medical countermeasures; (2) establishes programs to address the needs of individuals with disabilities and other at-risk individuals during public health emergencies; and (3) makes various changes to address and mitigate shortages of drugs and devices, including by expanding certain reporting and notification requirements.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.
Administrative remediesAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAgingBiological and life sciencesBudget processCardiovascular and respiratory healthChemical and biological weaponsChild healthCompetition and antitrustCongressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDisability and paralysisDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmergency planning and evacuationEvidence and witnessesFederal officialsFirst responders and emergency personnelFreedom of informationGeneticsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesInsectsIntergovernmental relationsInternational scientific cooperationInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsManufacturingMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMilitary civil functionsMilitary personnel and dependentsNational and community serviceNatural disastersNuclear weaponsPrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentScientific communicationService industriesSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsSolid waste and recyclingState and local government operationsStrategic materials and reservesStudent aid and college costsVeterans' medical careWater qualityWater resources funding