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HR 3837 118th Congress House Health Department of Health and Human Services Emergency planning and evacuation Executive agency funding and structure Health technology, devices, supplies Intergovernmental relations Strategic materials and reserves

Improving Public Health Preparedness Act

Introduced: July 18, 2023 Introduced by: Miller-Meeks, Mariannette Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
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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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.

What's happening now June 9, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4421 Related bill Preparing for All Hazards and Pathogens Reauthorization Act
 Bill text 1 version

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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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