HR 7841 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Buy American requirements Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Department of Veterans Affairs Health technology, devices, supplies Public contracts and procurement

The American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act

Introduced: July 29, 2020 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 6, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Aug 25, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

Aug 1, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.

Jul 29, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jul 29, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, Veterans' Affairs, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 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 29, 2020

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

The American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act

This bill requires the federal government to purchase medical supplies and personal protective equipment from the United States, with exceptions for small purchases.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Veterans Affairs to purchase specified medical supplies (including disinfecting wipes and natural fiber products) and personal protective equipment (including surgical masks, face shields, and foot coverings) from products that are 100% grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States.

The bill makes an exception for purchases for amounts not greater than $150,000.

The bill applies the Berry Amendment (which requires the Department of Defense to give preference in procurement to domestically produced, manufactured, or home-grown products) to specified supplies and equipment, such as surgical dressing materials, hospital and surgical clothing, and textile medical supplies and equipment.

What's happening now October 6, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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