H.R. 2166: Global Health Security Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-09 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Global Health Security Act of 2020

Plain summary

Global Health Security Act of 2020 This bill directs the President to create the Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council to implement the Global Health Security Agenda, an initiative launched by nearly 30 nations to address global infectious disease threats. The council's responsibilities include (1) providing policy recommendations on agenda-related goals, objectives, and implementation; (2) helping federal agencies with implementation; and (3) reviewing the progress and challenges in achieving U.S. commitments, including assistance to help other countries meet agenda targets. The bill also directs the federal agencies involved with the agenda to prioritize its implementation and to take certain steps to achieve that goal. The President shall also appoint a U.S. Coordinator for Global Health Security to coordinate and report on the interagency process for responding to global health security emergencies.

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Global Health Security Act of 2020

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · 82 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2166, Global Health Security Act of 2020 (2020-03-10)

Cosponsors on this site

Ami Bera (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Dina Titus (D-NV), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and 22 more.

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Ballot initiative: A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2166.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2166 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116