HR 5482
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Chemical and biological weapons
Emergency planning and evacuation
First responders and emergency personnel
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Medical research
Military civil functions
Military readiness
Military Biodefense Readiness and Protection Act of 2018
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 13, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Apr 12, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill directs components of the Department of Defense to develop a plan for countering emerging and deliberate infectious disease threats to ensure joint force health protection and the ability of the Armed Forces to conduct operations in an area subject to an emerging infectious disease threat.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Committees of jurisdiction
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