US HB6398 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 59-0)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 26 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs certain actions to procure equipment necessary to prevent, identify, and mitigate cases of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The National Response Coordination Center of the Federal Emergency Management Agency must, within seven days, submit a report to Congress and the President that (1) assesses the need for equipment, including personal protective equipment and ventilators, across the United States; and (2) identifies the industry sectors and manufacturers capable of fulfilling purchase orders for such equipment, as well as government-owned and privately owned stockpiles of such equipment that could be refurbished. Within 24 hours, the President must issue a purchase order with the highest priority rating under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) for a specified number of N-95 respirators and face masks. (DPAS is used to prioritize national defense-related contracts, subcontracts, and purchase orders.) Within seven days of receiving the center's report, the President must also issue priority purchase orders for the equipment identified in the report under authorities provided by the Defense Production Act of 1950. (That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods for the national defense.) The bill waives certain requirements under the act related to congressional notification and authorization and makes specified funds available for these efforts.
Title
Frontline Health Care Workers Assistance Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-27 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. |
| 2020-03-26 | House | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2020-03-26 | House | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2020-03-26 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3570 (Related) 2020-03-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Worker safety and health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6398/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6398/BILLS-116hr6398ih.pdf |
