H.R. 5438: Public Health and Medical Emergency Coordination Act of 2006
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H.R. 5438: Public Health and Medical Emergency Coordination Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-22 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Public Health and Medical Emergency Coordination Act of 2006
Plain summary
Public Health and Medical Emergency Coordination Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to transfer the functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the National Disaster Medical System to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (Currently, such System is directed by the Secretary of Homeland Security.) Designates HHS as the primary agency for the coordination of federal assistance to supplement state, local, and tribal resources for preparing for or responding to a bioterrorist attack or other public health or medical emergency.
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Official text
Public Health and Medical Emergency Coordination Act of 2006
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5438, Public Health and Medical Emergency Coordination Act of 2006 (2006-06-28); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5438, Public Health and Medical Emergency Coordination Act of 2006 (2006-06-28)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5438.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr5438 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109