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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018

Introduced: May 15, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Jun 18, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467.
Jun 18, 2018
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 23, 2018
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 15, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 15, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018

This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 various programs relating to pandemic and all-hazards preparedness, including:

  • the Hospital Preparedness Program,
  • biosurveillance programs,
  • the emergency system for advanced registration of volunteer health professionals,
  • the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters,
  • the Strategic National Stockpile,
  • the National Disaster Medical System,
  • the Medical Reserve Corps, and
  • the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and the BioShield Special Reserve Fund.

The bill requires the National Health Security Strategy developed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to describe potential emergency health security threats and identify the process for achieving the preparedness goals.

The bill also requires HHS to develop guidelines to inform regional systems of hospitals and health care facilities of capabilities to treat patients affected by chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear threats.

The bill reauthorizes through FY2023 funding for medical facilities of the Veterans Administration and for influenza vaccine tracking and distribution.

What's happening now June 18, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7328 Related bill Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
  • S 2851 Related bill Regional Health Care Emergency Preparedness and Response Systems Act
  • HR 6378 Related bill Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 3, 2018
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Oct 1, 2018
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 28, 2018
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Sep 26, 2018
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Sep 17, 2018
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · May 15, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2852: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2852/
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"S. 2852: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2852/.
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