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Securing Healthcare and Response Equipment Act of 2020

Introduced: July 2, 2020 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Dec 14, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 624.
Dec 14, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-321.
Jul 22, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 2, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 2, 2020
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Healthcare and Response Equipment Act of 2020 or the SHARE Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to transfer personal protective equipment or medically necessary equipment to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) during a declared public health emergency. These transfers must be made at the request of HHS and on a reimbursable basis.

It also allows HHS to (1) sell certain items from the Strategic National Stockpile to government agencies and nonprofits, and (2) maintain a stockpile of personal protective equipment for use by first responder agencies.

What's happening now December 14, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 624.

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