Prioritizing Pandemic Prevention Act

Bill: 116-s-3510
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2020-03-17
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Appropriations

Border security and unlawful immigration

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Department of Health and Human Services

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Executive agency funding and structure

Foreign aid and international relief

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Latin America

Mexico

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

World health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Prioritizing Pandemic Prevention Act</strong></p> <p>This bill transfers any unobligated federal funds for constructing a physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Agency for International Development to combat COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3510 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2020 Ms. Warren introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To transfer all border wall funding to the Department of Health and Human Services and USAID to combat coronavirus.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prioritizing Pandemic Prevention Act . 2. Transfer of funds to combat coronavirus disease Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any unobligated Federal funds appropriated or otherwise made available to plan, develop, or construct a physical barrier along the international border between the United States and Mexico shall be immediately transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Agency for International Development for the express purpose of combating coronavirus disease (COVID–19).