118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3837 — Improving Public Health Preparedness Act

“To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to delegate primary responsibility for maintaining the Strategic National Stockpile to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and for other purposes.”

Health

Introduced Jun 6, 2023

Last action Jun 9, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jun 6, 2023

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Referred

Jun 9, 2023

E&C

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill expressly transfers to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) the responsibility for administering the Strategic National Stockpile and related activities. (The Strategic National Stockpile consists of drugs, vaccines, medical products, and other supplies that may be deployed to respond to public health emergencies.) Current law requires the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the stockpile in collaboration with ASPR and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, ASPR assumed general responsibility for overseeing the stockpile in 2018.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Jun 9, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jun 6, 2023

Introduced in House

Jun 6, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.