US HB8562 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on October 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-13 - 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 October 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-13 - 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
To require the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency to establish a system for States and localities to access covered items during a covered emergency, to ensure that the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency is the head of the COVID-19 Joint Acquisition Task Force, and for other purposes.
Title
Pandemic Essential Supplies Act
Sponsors
| Rep. John Larson [D-CT] | Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. |
| 2020-10-09 | House | Referred to the Committee on Armed 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. |
| 2020-10-09 | House | Referred to the Committee on Armed 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. |
| 2020-10-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB8943 (Related) 2020-12-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8562/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8562/BILLS-116hr8562ih.pdf |
