US Congress House Bill 6070 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-03 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Modifies the duties and activities of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission and the Canada-United States Pan-Border Public Health Preparedness Council, and makes other changes to address health issues along the U.S. border. Specifically, the commission must cooperate with the council where appropriate, and members of the commission may provide advice or recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or Congress without authorization or a request. Both the commission and the council must develop strategic plans, work plans, evaluations, and reports concerning their activities. HHS must award grants to (1) eligible entities in border areas to address recommendations of the commission and the council to improve the health of border area residents; and (2) trauma centers, public health entities, and state, local, or tribal entities for infectious disease surveillance activities in border areas. In addition, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response may coordinate with the Department of Homeland Security in establishing a system that alerts clinicians and public health officials to emerging health threats in border areas. The Government Accountability Office must evaluate commission and council activities every two years.

Border Health Security Act of 2020

Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]
Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
2020-03-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
2020-03-03	House	Introduced in House

SB3436 (Related) 2020-03-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6070/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6070/BILLS-116hr6070ih.pdf