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Hand Sanitizer Guidance Extension Act of 2020

Introduced: June 11, 2020 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Jun 11, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2934-2935; text: CR S2934)
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Hand Sanitizer Guidance Extension Act of 2020

This bill specifies that certain Food and Drug Administration guidance related to the manufacture of alcohol-based hand sanitizers during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency shall remain in effect for two years after this bill's enactment.

The bill also imposes various requirements related to the content of hand sanitizers manufactured while the guidance is in effect.

What's happening now June 11, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2934-2935; text: CR S2934)

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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jun 11, 2020
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 11, 2020
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jun 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3938: Hand Sanitizer Guidance Extension Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3938/
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"S. 3938: Hand Sanitizer Guidance Extension Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3938/.
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S. 3938, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3938/.
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