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House Bill 8324
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Make PPE in America Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 21, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Sep 21, 2020
Latest Action
Oct 1, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
8324
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Ted Budd
North Carolina
Democrat
Jan Schakowsky
Illinois
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Make PPE in America Act

This bill requires procurement contracts for personal protective equipment (PPE) to be long-term and for domestically manufactured PPE.

Specifically, contracts entered into by the Departments of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, Defense, Education, or Veterans Affairs for the procurement of PPE must be for a duration of at least three years, including a base period and all option periods, to incentivize investment in the production of PPE, and materials and components of PPE, in the United States.

The bill provides exceptions (1) where a nonavailability determination has been made, (2) where a sufficient quantity of a satisfactory quality cannot be procured as and when needed at U.S. market prices, and (3) where the department certifies every 120 days that it is necessary to procure PPE under alternate procedures to respond to the immediate needs of a public health emergency.

Such departments may transfer to the Strategic National Stockpile any excess PPE acquired under a contract.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
September 21, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Sep 15, 2020
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 4578
Make PPE in America Act
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)
10/01/2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5057)
09/21/2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, Education and Labor, and Oversight and Reform, 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.
09/21/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:56 PM
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