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H.R. 7041: Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act

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H.R. 7041: Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-09-24 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-09-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act

Plain summary

Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity that can be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases. Authorizes the Secretary to award such a grant only if the laboratory agrees to allow the Secretary and other relevant federal agencies to inspect laboratory facilities. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on: (1) activities undertaken to integrate the network of regional biocontainment laboratories with the laboratory response network of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and (2) the extent to which additional Biosafety Level 3 laboratories are needed to fulfill the national's laboratory surge capacity needs.

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Official text

Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] · 13 cosponsors

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Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr7041 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110