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Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022

Introduced: June 23, 2022 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Became law
Dec 19, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 675.
Dec 19, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-276.
Aug 3, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 19, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
Jun 23, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 23, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) office in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and provides statutory authority for a new Office of Health Security.

The CWMD office shall perform duties to coordinate and guide DHS efforts to counter weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear and other related emerging threats.

The Office of Health Security shall have the responsibility for oversight of all medical, public health, and workforce safety matters of DHS.

What's happening now December 19, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 675.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4465: Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4465/
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"S. 4465: Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4465/.
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S. 4465, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4465/.
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