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US HR7104

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements to expand and enhance manufacturing capacity of vaccines and vaccine candidates to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.


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Introduced
06/04/2020
In Committee
06/04/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements to expand and enhance manufacturing capacity of vaccines and vaccine candidates to prevent the spread of SARS CoV2 and COVID19. 1

AI Summary

This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements to expand and enhance the manufacturing capacity of vaccines and vaccine candidates to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. The bill authorizes the necessary funding for this effort from fiscal years 2020 to 2024. It also requires the Secretary to submit a report to Congress by December 31, 2020, detailing the assessment of the current and future domestic manufacturing capacity for vaccines, vaccine candidates, and related ancillary medical products, as well as the activities and plans to further expand and support this manufacturing capacity, both domestically and internationally.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (on 06/04/2020)

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