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S. 2851 115th Congress Senate

Regional Health Care Emergency Preparedness and Response Systems Act

Official title: A bill to improve regional health care emergency preparedness and response systems, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2018 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 15, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 Latest action May 15, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Regional Health Care Emergency Preparedness and Response Systems Act

This bill requires the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to publish guidelines for health care facilities on responding to a public health emergency involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear agents. ASPR may also establish a demonstration program to improve medical response systems in accordance with the guidelines.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the progress of health care facilities in implementing the guidelines.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7328 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
  • S 2852 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
  • HR 6378 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2851: Regional Health Care Emergency Preparedness and Response Systems Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2851/
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"S. 2851: Regional Health Care Emergency Preparedness and Response Systems Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2851/.
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S. 2851, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2851/.
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