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SAVE Act of 2020

Introduced: June 15, 2020 Introduced by: Hill, J. French Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Mar 26, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 26, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing America's Vaccines for Emergencies Act of 2020 or the SAVE Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the President to make payments to manufacturers to increase supply-chain security if doing so is important to the national defense. The President must submit a strategy to Congress that includes, among other elements (1) a plan to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of medical articles essential to the national defense; and (2) plans to diversify, and address vulnerabilities in, supply chains for essential medical articles.

What's happening now March 26, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3715 Identical bill SAVE Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 7
R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Sep 14, 2020
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Jun 15, 2020
Taylor, Van
· Jun 15, 2020
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · May 22, 2020
Wenstrup, Brad
· May 22, 2020
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · May 15, 2020
Tipton, Scott
· May 8, 2020
Hagedorn, Jim
· May 5, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · May 1, 2020
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · May 1, 2020
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Apr 23, 2020
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Apr 14, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6399: SAVE Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6399/
MLA
"H.R. 6399: SAVE Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6399/.
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H.R. 6399, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6399/.
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[H.R. 6399: SAVE Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6399/)
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