US SB4638 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-1)
Status: Introduced on September 22 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5790)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 22 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5790)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to appoint a task force to investigate political interference with decisions made by scientific agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, such as pressure placed on the Food and Drug Administration to reach a certain outcome related to a drug or device to treat or prevent COVID-19. This committee, which is made up of inspectors general of certain federal agencies, conducts and supports oversight of the federal government's COVID-19 response efforts.
Title
Science and Transparency Over Politics Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
| Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] |
| Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] |
| Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
| Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-22 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5790) |
Subjects
Accounting and auditing
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Research administration and funding
Research ethics
Scientific communication
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Research administration and funding
Research ethics
Scientific communication
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4638/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4638/BILLS-116s4638is.pdf |
