H.R. 7841: The American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-29 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

The American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act

Plain summary

The American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act This bill requires the federal government to purchase medical supplies and personal protective equipment from the United States, with exceptions for small purchases. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Veterans Affairs to purchase specified medical supplies (including disinfecting wipes and natural fiber products) and personal protective equipment (including surgical masks, face shields, and foot coverings) from products that are 100% grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States. The bill makes an exception for purchases for amounts not greater than $150,000. The bill applies the Berry Amendment (which requires the Department of Defense to give preference in procurement to domestically produced, manufactured, or home-grown products) to specified supplies and equipment, such as surgical dressing materials, hospital and surgical clothing, and textile medical supplies and equipment.

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Official text

The American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] · 40 cosponsors

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Troy Balderson (R-OH), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Ted Budd (R-NC), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), David Rouzer (R-NC), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ann Wagner (R-MO), David Kustoff (R-TN), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Austin Scott (R-GA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)

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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-116hr7841.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr7841 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116