Bill Details
HR.1980 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-03-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced Date
2025-03-10
Policy Area
Health
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Cosponsors
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This bill would extend and improve a federal pilot program that helps states build and maintain medical stockpiles for emergencies, such as pandemics or other public health crises. It would keep the program running through fiscal year 2030 and add new goals for states to work together, share good ideas, and coordinate with health and emergency officials. The bill also asks for a Government Accountability Office review of how regional stockpiling efforts are working.
- Extends the state medical stockpile pilot program through fiscal year 2030.
- Encourages states in the program to share best practices and work as part of regional groups, not just on their own.
- Requires award recipients to coordinate with health care leaders, public health officials, and emergency managers in their area.
- Expands a GAO report requirement so Congress can learn more about the impact of regional stockpiling efforts.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1980 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1980
To reauthorize and make improvements to the State medical stockpile
pilot program administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Preparedness and Response through fiscal year 2030.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 10, 2025
Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Ms.
Houlahan, and Mr. Mackenzie) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To reauthorize and make improvements to the State medical stockpile
pilot program administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Preparedness and Response through fiscal year 2030.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``State Strategic Stockpile Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STATE MEDICAL
STOCKPILES.
(a) In General.--Section 319F-2(i) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 247d-6b(i)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)--
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ``and 2024'' and
inserting ``through 2025''; and
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ``2025'' and
inserting ``2026'';
(2) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``; and'' at
the end and inserting a semicolon;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as
subparagraph (I);
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the
following:
``(H) facilitate the sharing of best practices
among States within a consortia of States in receipt of
funding related to establishing and maintaining a
stockpile of medical products; and''; and
(D) in subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, by
striking ``State efforts'' and inserting ``State or
regional efforts'';
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as
paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively;
(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) Coordination.--An entity in receipt of an award under
paragraph (1), in carrying out the activities under this
subsection, shall coordinate with appropriate health care
entities, health officials, and emergency management officials
within the jurisdiction of such State or States.''; and
(5) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by striking
``fiscal years 2023 and 2024'' and inserting ``fiscal years
2026 through 2030''.
(b) GAO Report.--Section 2409(b) of the PREVENT Pandemics Act
(Public Law 117-328) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) the impact of any regional stockpiling approaches
carried out under subsection (i)(1) of section 319F-2 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b).''.
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