H.R. 6378: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-16 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018

Plain summary

Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish several programs and entities relating to public health emergency preparedness and response, including: an interagency advisory panel on health security, a dedicated unit within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address the needs of children during public health emergencies, a grant program to support the provision of services by military trauma teams at high-acuity trauma centers, and programs to address pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases. The bill also reauthorizes for FY2019-FY2023 and revises several other programs and entities relating to public health emergencies, including the National Disaster Medical System, the Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. The bill also expands the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the scope of the National Health Security Strategy. ASPR must also develop a strategy to reunify children and parents who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under a specified immigration enforcement policy (i.e., the "zero-tolerance" policy) and submit weekly reports on the status and welfare of children awaiting reunification.

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Official text

Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] · 24 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6378, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (2018-12-07)

Cosponsors on this site

Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), David Rouzer (R-NC), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), John Garamendi (D-CA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), David G. Valadao (R-CA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr6378.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6378 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115