Promoting ACCESS to Diagnostics Act

12/30/2022, 4:04 AM

Congressional Summary of S 3496

Promoting Access to Critical Countermeasures by Ensuring Specimen Samples to Diagnostics Act or the Promoting ACCESS to Diagnostics Act

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support the development of medical products and diagnostic tests for emerging infectious diseases.

Specifically, HHS must develop policies and procedures governing access by public and private entities to samples of pathogens (or suitable surrogates). The samples may be used for preparedness and response activities, developing medical products for emerging infectious diseases, and similar purposes.

Additionally, HHS may contract with public and private entities to increase the capacity to rapidly develop, validate, and disseminate diagnostic tests to health departments and other entities to respond to emerging infectious diseases with significant potential to cause a public health emergency.

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Current Status of Bill S 3496

Bill S 3496 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 13, 2022. Bill S 3496 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on January 13, 2022.  Bill S 3496's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of January 13, 2022

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3496

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3496

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

Emergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsProduct development and innovationPublic contracts and procurementResearch administration and fundingResearch and development

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3496

Promoting ACCESS to Diagnostics ActPromoting ACCESS to Diagnostics ActPromoting Access to Critical Countermeasures by Ensuring Specimen Samples to Diagnostics ActA bill to improve research and development of medical countermeasures for novel pathogens.
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 3496

R
Mike Braun
Indiana(Republican)
R
Tim Kaine
Virginia(Democrat)

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