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H.R. 7548 116th Congress House

Made in America: Preparation for a Pandemic Act of 2020

Official title: To amend title 41, United States Code, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to ensure availability of personal protective equipment during pandemics and othe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 41, United States Code, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to ensure availability of personal protective equipment during pandemics and other public health emergencies through stockpile requirements and domestic manufacturing incentives, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 29, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Sep 16, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 16, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
Jul 9, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 16, 2020

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Made in America: Preparation for a Pandemic Act of 2020

This bill establishes a pandemic preparation tax credit and a requirement to maintain in the Strategic National Stockpile a specified amount of personal protective equipment (PPE).

The pandemic preparation tax credit is an amount equal to 20% of the qualified expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer for purposes of producing PPE that qualifies for addition to the Strategic National Stockpile.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shall ensure that the stockpile includes an amount of PPE sufficient to meet the health security needs of the United States for one year during a pandemic or other emergency.

The bill requires that at least 25% of the PPE in the stockpile be produced domestically, with exceptions. If the OMB determines that the requirement is not satisfied, it shall (1) notify specified congressional committees on a quarterly basis, and (2) post each notification on a General Services Administration website.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Sep 29, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7548: Made in America: Preparation for a Pandemic Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7548/
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"H.R. 7548: Made in America: Preparation for a Pandemic Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7548/.
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H.R. 7548, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7548/.
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