Making supplemental appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for purposes of establishing and maintaining mobile hospital units for responding to an epidemic, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5738
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11]
Introduced: 2014-11-19
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Appropriations

Department of Homeland Security

Executive agency funding and structure

Health facilities and institutions

Health programs administration and funding

Homeland security

Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2014-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-11-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Makes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish and maintain mobile hospital units for responding to a possible epidemic.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5738 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2014 Mr. Bentivolio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL Making supplemental appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for purposes of establishing and maintaining mobile hospital units for responding to an epidemic, and for other purposes.

1. Supplemental appropriation for the Department of Homeland Security to establish mobile hospital units for combating epidemics There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for an additional amount for the purpose to establish and maintain mobile hospital units as a preparation for responding to a possible epidemic, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until expended.