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US HR2166

US HR2166
Global Health Security Act of 2020


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Introduced
04/09/2019
In Committee
03/04/2020
Crossed Over
09/23/2020
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

Global Health Security Act of 2020 Global Health Security Act of 2020 This bill directs the President to create the Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council to implement the Global Health Security Agenda, an initiative launched by nearly 30 nations to address global infectious disease threats. The council's responsibilities include (1) providing policy recommendations on agenda-related goals, objectives, and implementation; (2) helping federal agencies with implementation; and (3) reviewing the progress and challenges in achieving U.S. commitments, including assistance to help other countries meet agenda targets. The bill also directs the federal agencies involved with the agenda to prioritize its implementation and to take certain steps to achieve that goal. The President shall also appoint a U.S. Coordinator for Global Health Security to coordinate and report on the interagency process for responding to global health security emergencies.

AI Summary

This bill directs the President to create the Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council to implement the Global Health Security Agenda, an initiative to address global infectious disease threats. The council will provide policy recommendations, help federal agencies with implementation, and review progress in achieving U.S. commitments, including assistance to other countries. The bill also directs the federal agencies involved to prioritize implementation and requires the President to appoint a U.S. Coordinator for Global Health Security to coordinate and report on the interagency process for responding to global health security emergencies.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (83)

Gerry Connolly (D)* Colin Allred (D),  Karen Bass (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Ami Bera (D),  Don Beyer (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Brendan Boyle (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  Ed Case (D),  Sean Casten (D),  Steve Chabot (R),  David Cicilline (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Tom Cole (R),  Paul Cook (R),  Jim Cooper (D),  Lou Correa (D),  Jim Costa (D),  TJ Cox (D),  Angie Craig (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Lizzie Fletcher (D),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Josh Harder (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Chrissy Houlahan (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Bill Keating (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  James Langevin (D),  Rick Larsen (D),  Andy Levin (D),  Mike Levin (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Tom Malinowski (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Dean Phillips (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Guy Reschenthaler (R),  Francis Rooney (R),  Bobby Rush (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Donna Shalala (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Mikie Sherrill (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Elissa Slotkin (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Abigail Spanberger (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Lori Trahan (D),  David Trone (D),  Ann Wagner (R),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Jennifer Wexton (D),  Susan Wild (D),  Frederica Wilson (D),  Joe Wilson (R),  Ted Yoho (R), 

Last Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 09/23/2020)

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