Public Health Emergency Fund Act

House Bill 5723 - Public Health Emergency Fund Act: Overview, Status, and Impact

Hozzl · 2022-02-09T00:29:08Z

Explore the details of House Bill 5723 Public Health Emergency Fund Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Health. Stay informed on legislative developments.

2/9/2022, 12:29 AM

Congressional Summary of HR 5723

Public Health Emergency Fund Act

This bill provides $5 billion in supplemental appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Public Health Emergency Fund.

The bill designates the funds as an emergency requirement and provides that the funds are only available if the President subsequently designates the funds. (Emergency spending is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.)

HHS may use the funds provided by this bill to acquire products such as drugs, vaccines and other biological products, and medical devices for deposit into the Strategic National Stockpile.

The bill also exempts the Public Health Emergency Fund from sequestration, which is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

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Current Status of Bill HR 5723

Bill HR 5723 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 30, 2020. Bill HR 5723 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on January 30, 2020. Bill HR 5723's most recent activity was Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. as of January 30, 2020