HR 6520 United States House · 117th Congress

Medical and Health Stockpile Accountability Act of 2022

Summary

Medical and Health Stockpile Accountability Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop an automated application to track the amount of supplies in the Strategic National Stockpile and in similar inventories maintained by states, tribes, territories, and private entities (e.g., hospitals). Additionally, HHS must (1) provide for an annual exercise to test the effectiveness of the application, and (2) establish a program to assist health care entities in obtaining automated vendor management systems.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Jan 28, 2022 Last action Jan 31, 2022

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Jan 31, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Jan 28, 2022

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

lower

Jan 28, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors

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Role

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Party

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District

Josh Gottheimer

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Carolyn Bourdeaux

Chrissy Houlahan

David B. McKinley

Scott H. Peters

Tom O’Halleran

Vicente Gonzalez