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HR 4525 114th Congress House Health Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Department of Health and Human Services Emergency medical services and trauma care Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Strategic materials and reserves

Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act

Introduced: February 10, 2016 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 10, 2016
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Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act

This bill provides $5 billion in supplemental appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Public Health Emergency Fund.

The bill designates the funds as an emergency requirement, and provides that the funds are only available if the President subsequently designates the funds. (Emergency spending is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.)

HHS may use the funds provided by this bill to acquire products such as drugs, vaccines and other biological products, and medical devices for deposit into the Strategic National Stockpile.

The bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Public Health Emergency Fund from sequestration, which is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

What's happening now February 10, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 14, 2016
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 16, 2016
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 23, 2016
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Green, Al
Texas · Feb 12, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4525: Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4525/
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"H.R. 4525: Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4525/.
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H.R. 4525, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4525/.
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