Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2021
Summary
Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to undertake various actions to enhance supply chain elasticity for and maintain domestic reserves of critical medical supplies for the Strategic National Stockpile. Specifically, HHS must increase emergency stocks of supplies, geographically diversify production of supplies, and enter cooperative agreements or partnerships for purposes of supporting domestic production of supplies and replenishing supplies in the stockpile. The department's authority to enter such agreements and partnerships terminates on September 30, 2024.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 21, 2021
Last action May 24, 2021
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Total actions
3
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Committee
2
May 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
May 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
May 21, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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