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To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, to establish a program of entering into partnerships with eligible domestic manufacturers to ensure the availability of qualified personal protective equipment to prepare for and respond to national health or other emergencies, and for other purposes.
2/4/2025, 4:54 PM
Summary of Bill HR 675
The program will focus on preparing for and responding to national health emergencies, as well as other types of emergencies. This includes coordinating with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure a comprehensive and effective response.
The goal of the program is to increase the domestic production of PPE to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers and ensure a stable supply chain during emergencies. By partnering with eligible manufacturers, the government aims to improve the availability and distribution of PPE to frontline workers and the general public. Overall, Bill 119 HR 675 seeks to strengthen the country's preparedness and response capabilities by establishing a program that prioritizes domestic production of PPE and ensures a reliable supply of essential equipment during times of crisis.
Congressional Summary of HR 675
Domestic Security Using Production Partnerships and Lessons from Yesterday Act of 2025 or the Domestic SUPPLY Act of 2025
This bill establishes a program and sets out other requirements to promote domestic manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE) to address infectious diseases and other public health emergencies.
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish a program to enter into purchasing agreements with eligible domestic manufacturers for PPE to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies. To be eligible, manufacturers must be majority owned and operated by U.S. citizens and must manufacture a majority of their contracted products domestically, with 100% of products manufactured domestically by 2028. HHS must coordinate with the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security on this program.
In addition, the federal government must only procure, subject to limited exceptions, clothing or equipment that is produced domestically to prevent the transmission of an infectious disease. If using federal funds, states or localities must also procure such items domestically.
Further, the bill requires HHS to submit to Congress a report about changes to federal requirements for PPE since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of those changes on health care workers who cared for patients in 2020 and 2021.
