Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6378
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2018-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aging
Blood and blood diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Chemical and biological weapons
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Federal-Indian relations
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical education
Medical research
Military education and training
Military medicine
Military operations and strategy
Military readiness
Natural disasters
Public participation and lobbying
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-16
text: 

Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish several programs and entities relating to public health emergency preparedness and response, including:
 
 
an interagency advisory panel on health security, 
 
 a dedicated unit within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address the needs of children during public health emergencies, 
 
 a grant program to support the provision of services by military trauma teams at high-acuity trauma centers, and 
 
programs to address pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases.
 
 
The bill also reauthorizes for FY2019-FY2023 and revises several other programs and entities relating to public health emergencies, including the National Disaster Medical System, the Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. 
 
The bill also expands the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the scope of the National Health Security Strategy.
 
ASPR must also develop a strategy to reunify children and parents who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under a specified immigration enforcement policy (i.e., the &quot;zero-tolerance&quot; policy) and submit weekly reports on the status and welfare of children awaiting reunification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8759-8775)
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8759-8775)
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6378.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8759-8789)
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Mrs. Brooks (IN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-07-18
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-07-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
action_date: 2018-07-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-16
text: Introduced in House