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Introduced
03/26/2020
03/26/2020
In Committee
03/26/2020
03/26/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of certain medical articles essential to national defense, and for other purposes. 1
AI Summary
This bill, the Securing America's Vaccines for Emergencies (SAVE) Act of 2020, aims to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of medical articles essential to national defense. It includes provisions to strengthen the use of authorities under the Act to secure the drug supply chain, enhance domestic capability for producing medical articles, and require the development of a strategy to address vulnerabilities in supply chains for critical medical items. The bill also allows the President to provide payments to eligible entities to increase the security of supply chains and supply chain activities deemed important for national defense. The bill provides definitions for "supply chain" and "supply chain activities" and requires the President to submit a strategy and progress reports to Congress on implementing these provisions.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (14)
French Hill (R)*,
Troy Balderson (R),
Andy Barr (R),
Vern Buchanan (R),
Ted Budd (R),
Anthony Gonzalez (R),
James Hagedorn (R),
Denver Riggleman (R),
David Rouzer (R),
Greg Steube (R),
Van Taylor (R),
William Timmons (R),
Scott Tipton (R),
Brad Wenstrup (R),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (on 03/26/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6399/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6399/BILLS-116hr6399ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6399/BILLS-116hr6399ih.pdf.pdf |
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