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House Bill 6662
116th Congress(2019-2020)
PRICE Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 1, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 1, 2020
Latest Action
May 4, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6662
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Anthony G. Brown
Maryland
Democrat
Gil Cisneros
California
Democrat
Jimmy Panetta
California
Democrat
Juan Vargas
California
Democrat
Salud Carbajal
California
Democrat
Ted Lieu
California
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Connecticut
Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Democrat
Michael San Nicolas
Guam
Democrat
Bill Foster
Illinois
Democrat
Andre Carson
Indiana
Democrat
David Trone
Maryland
Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee
Texas
Democrat
Elaine Luria
Virginia
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Pandemic Response and Interstate Cost Equity Act or the PRICE Act

This bill establishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the sole buyer, vendor, owner, and distributor of certain medical equipment obtained by the federal government in the event of a national health emergency and establishes a process for the pricing and distribution of such equipment.

Specifically, in the event of such an emergency, the Department of Health and Human Services shall assess available medical equipment and FEMA shall (1) become the sole owner and distributor of medical equipment obtained by the federal government for which the prevailing market price exceeds the fair market price by more than 15%, (2) contract with all persons capable of producing such equipment to produce such equipment, and (3) establish a price for such equipment and sell or otherwise distribute the equipment to the states or to persons that request it.

The bill establishes in Congress a Joint Committee on Defense Production.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
May 1, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Jun 01, 2020
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (3)
05/04/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
05/01/2020
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
05/01/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:02 PM
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