H.R. 3263
Referred to CommitteeDHS Medical Countermeasures Act
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
7/21/2021 • Senate
Summary
DHS Medical Countermeasures Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a medical countermeasures program to facilitate personnel readiness and protection for DHS employees and working animals in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally occurring disease outbreak, or pandemic, and to support DHS mission continuity.
The Chief Medical Officer of DHS shall (1) provide programmatic oversight of the program, (2) establish a medical countermeasures working group, and (3) develop and submit to DHS an integrated logistics support plan for medical countermeasures.
Passed House • 7/20/2021
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Originated in the House
Introduced
May 17, 2021
Committee Review
May 18, 2021
Ordered to be Reported.
Floor Debate
July 20, 2021
Passed Chamber
July 20, 2021
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