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To amend the Public Health Service Act to require Senate confirmation for each appointment to serve in the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Department of…

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To amend the Public Health Service Act to require Senate confirmation for each appointment to serve in the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Department of Health and Human Services.

Introduced: April 5, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Apr 19, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 5, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 5, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require Senate confirmation of any individual appointed by the President to the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness.

What's happening now April 19, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Apr 26, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5109: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require Senate confirmation for each appointment to serve in the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Department of Health and Human Services.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5109/
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"H.R. 5109: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require Senate confirmation for each appointment to serve in the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Department of Health and Human Services.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5109/.
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H.R. 5109, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5109/.
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[H.R. 5109: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require Senate confirmation for each appointment to serve in the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Department of Health and Human Services.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5109/)
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