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HR 3146 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Health technology, devices, supplies Immunology and vaccination Industrial facilities Manufacturing Materials Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement Strategic materials and reserves

SAVE Act of 2021

Introduced: May 12, 2021 Introduced by: Hill, J. French Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 19, 2021
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 18, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 18, 2021
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2454-2455)
May 18, 2021
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2454-2455)
May 18, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3146.
May 18, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2454-2456)
May 18, 2021
Mr. Cleaver moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 12, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 12, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing America's Vaccines for Emergencies Act of 2021 or the SAVE Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the President to make payments to manufacturers to increase supply-chain security if doing so is important to the national defense.

The President must submit a strategy to Congress that includes (1) a plan to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of medical materials essential to the national defense; and (2) plans to diversify, and address vulnerabilities in, supply chains for essential medical materials.

The President must submit to Congress annual progress reports through FY2025 evaluating the implementation of the strategy.

What's happening now May 19, 2021

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4792 Related bill Countering Communist China Act
  • S 3837 Related bill SAVE Act of 2022
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Vargas, Juan
California · May 12, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3146: SAVE Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3146/
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"H.R. 3146: SAVE Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3146/.
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H.R. 3146, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3146/.
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[H.R. 3146: SAVE Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3146/)
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