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S. 3827 116th Congress Senate

Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the use of the Strategic National Stockpile to enhance medical supply chain elasticity and establish… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the use of the Strategic National Stockpile to enhance medical supply chain elasticity and establish and maintain domestic reserves of critical medical supplies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 21, 2020 Introduced by: Thom Tillis Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Health Congressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, supplies
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Immunology and vaccinationManufacturingMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementStrategic materials and reserves
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May 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 21, 2020
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 Latest action May 21, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take specified actions, as part of its management of the Strategic National Stockpile, to establish and maintain domestic reserves of critical medical supplies. Specifically, HHS must (1) create incentives for manufacturers of medical supplies to increase emergency stocks and diversify geographic production; (2) purchase, lease, or enter into joint ventures with respect to facilities and equipment to produce medical supplies; and (3) work with distributors to refresh and replenish medical supplies. HHS must also submit a report to Congress concerning the details of any purchase, lease, or joint venture.

The department's authority under the bill to make purchases, leases, or joint ventures for medical supplies terminates on September 30, 2023.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 6531 Identical bill Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020
  • HR 6800 The Heroes Act
  • HR 7574 Strengthening America’s Strategic National Stockpile Act of 2020
  • HR 14 Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · May 21, 2020
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · May 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3827: Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3827/
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"S. 3827: Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3827/.
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