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S 179 117th Congress Senate Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Manufacturing Public contracts and procurement

A bill to authorize the appropriation of an additional $10,000,000,000 to secure critical materials and supplies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduced: February 2, 2021 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to secure critical supplies to combat COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

In securing these supplies, HHS must coordinate with the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security.

HHS may also use authorities available under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to secure supplies. That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industries to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.

What's happening now February 2, 2021

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

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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Feb 2, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 179: A bill to authorize the appropriation of an additional $10,000,000,000 to secure critical materials and supplies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-179/
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"S. 179: A bill to authorize the appropriation of an additional $10,000,000,000 to secure critical materials and supplies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-179/.
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S. 179, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-179/.
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