S. 3656: Global Health Security Act of 2020
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S. 3656: Global Health Security Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-05-07 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-05-07 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: 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. In addition, the federal agencies involved with the agenda must prioritize its implementation and take certain steps to achieve that goal. The bill also establishes the position of the United States Coordinator for Global Health Security in the executive branch to coordinate federal responses to global health security emergencies.
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Official text
Global Health Security Act of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · 3 cosponsors
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Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Gary C. Peters (D-MI)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] reported raising $14.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s3656.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>
Record fed-us-cong116-s3656 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116