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H.R. 6431 116th Congress House

Made in America Emergency Preparedness Act

Official title: To require the creation of a national commission to prepare for future national emergencies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 3, 2020 Introduced by: Brian K. Fitzpatrick Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Jun 1, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
Apr 6, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Apr 3, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, 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.
Apr 3, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Made in America Emergency Preparedness Act

This bill establishes in the legislative branch a National Commission on United States Preparedness for National Emergencies.

Not later than 18 months after this bill's enactment, the commission shall report to the President and Congress regarding (1) which medical, pharmaceutical, and emergency preparedness products are determined to be essential; and (2) actions states should take to be better prepared, national federal stockpile requirements, and national surge capacity infrastructure deficiencies in hospitals and medical centers.

States that fail to implement the findings of the commission's report by January 1, 2025, at the state and local level, will lose access to all federal funds for emergency preparedness unless the Department of Homeland Security exempts a state determined to be working to implement such findings in good faith.

The bill (1) requires certain medical, pharmaceutical, and emergency preparedness products integral to the response to a national emergency to be manufactured and procured within the United States; and (2) provides for a temporary 100% expensing for firms that incur costs associated with pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing within the United States, including personal protective equipment and other necessary items.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 4 Republican 3
D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Sep 4, 2020
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · May 12, 2020
Hagedorn, Jim
· May 8, 2020
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 1, 2020
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · May 1, 2020
Tipton, Scott
· Apr 23, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· Apr 23, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Apr 21, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Apr 21, 2020
Taylor, Van
· Apr 21, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Apr 10, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Apr 10, 2020
McKinley, David
· Apr 10, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Apr 3, 2020
Hurd, Will
· Apr 3, 2020
Reed, Tom
· Apr 3, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Apr 3, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6431: Made in America Emergency Preparedness Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6431/
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"H.R. 6431: Made in America Emergency Preparedness Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6431/.
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