House Bill 6609
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Immediate COVID Testing Procurement Act.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 23, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6609
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Immediate COVID Testing Procurement Act
This bill requires the President, within 24 hours of this bill's enactment, to issue purchase orders for a program of the highest national urgency (commonly known as a DX purchase order) to procure under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) supplies to conduct COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) medical testing nationwide.
The supplies must have received prior approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or have received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for the detection of COVID-19.
The bill waives certain DPA requirements relating to industrial resource and critical technology shortfalls and notification to Congress.
April 23, 2020
04/23/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
04/23/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:07 PM