Responsibly Responding to Pandemics Act

Bill: 116-hr-6288
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2020-03-13
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Responsibly Responding to Pandemics Act </b></p> <p>This bill includes a public health emergency, such as a pandemic or virus threat, within the definition of <i>major disaster </i>under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6288 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2020 Mr. Richmond introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include a public health emergency in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsibly Responding to Pandemics Act . 2. Inclusion of public health emergency in definition of major disaster Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122 ) is amended by inserting any public health emergency (including any pandemic or virus threat), after drought), .