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H.R. 3837 118th Congress House

Improving Public Health Preparedness Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to delegate primary responsibility for maintaining the Strategic N… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to delegate primary responsibility for maintaining the Strategic National Stockpile to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 6, 2023 Introduced by: Mariannette Miller-Meeks Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Health Department of Health and Human ServicesEmergency planning and evacuationExecutive agency funding and structureHealth technology, devices, supplies
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 9, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Public Health Preparedness Act

This bill expressly transfers to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) the responsibility for administering the Strategic National Stockpile and related activities. (The Strategic National Stockpile consists of drugs, vaccines, medical products, and other supplies that may be deployed to respond to public health emergencies.)

Current law requires the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the stockpile in collaboration with ASPR and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, ASPR assumed general responsibility for overseeing the stockpile in 2018.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4421 Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jul 18, 2023
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Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Jun 12, 2023
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jun 12, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3837: Improving Public Health Preparedness Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3837/
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"H.R. 3837: Improving Public Health Preparedness Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3837/.
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H.R. 3837, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3837/.
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