S 3921
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health
Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 9, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act
This bill provides emergency funding, subject to certain limitations, for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fulfill requests from states, territories, and tribes for critical health care resources to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). FEMA and the Department of Health and Human Services must report specified information related to these requests to Congress on a weekly basis until the end of the COVID-19 emergency.
In addition, the bill directs the President to use specified authorities, including authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950, to fulfill these requests.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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