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HR 6505 116th Congress House

Detection and Response to Emerging Highly Communicable Infectious Disease Events Act

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify the role of the National Biosurveillance Integration Center of the Department of Homeland Security regard… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify the role of the National Biosurveillance Integration Center of the Department of Homeland Security regarding an emerging highly communicable infectious disease event of national concern, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 14, 2020 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
Apr 14, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 14, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 2020

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

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6505: Detection and Response to Emerging Highly Communicable Infectious Disease Events Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6505/
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"H.R. 6505: Detection and Response to Emerging Highly Communicable Infectious Disease Events Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6505/.
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H.R. 6505, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6505/.
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