S 4465
117th Congress
Senate
Emergency Management
Chemical and biological weapons
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Health personnel
Intergovernmental relations
Nuclear weapons
State and local government operations
Terrorism
Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022
Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 675.
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