S. 3394: Emergency Use Transparency Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-12-14 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-12-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Emergency Use Transparency Act

Plain summary

Emergency Use Transparency Act This bill expands existing statutory provisions requiring the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to publish notices of authorizations, terminations, or revocations of emergency use authorizations for medical products. Specifically, the bill requires the FDA to publish such notices on its website. The bill also allows the FDA's disclosures to include a summary of data or information from additional types of submissions.

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Official text

Emergency Use Transparency Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · 2 cosponsors

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Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] reported raising $3.2 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)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s3394.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s3394 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117