US Congress Senate Bill 1903 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on June 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with other specified agencies and departments, to develop, publish, and submit to Congress a national One Health Framework for coordinated federal activities under the One Health Program, which encourages collaborative efforts to help better prevent, prepare for, and respond to zoonotic disease outbreaks. The framework must (1) describe existing efforts and contain recommendations for building upon and complementing the activities of federal entities; and (2) establish specified goals, including advancing the scientific understanding of the connections among human, animal, and environmental health.

Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2019

Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-19	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB3771 (Same As) 2019-08-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1903/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1903/BILLS-116s1903is.pdf