A bill to reauthorize and improve the pilot program to support State medical stockpiles, to ensure that State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments or officials are consulted by the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise, and for other purposes.
Reauthorizes and improves support for State medical stockpiles and requires consultation with public health officials across governments.
In the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee since Sept. 30, 2026, 5 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.
- INTRODUCEDINTROSEP 30, 2026
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What the bill would do, and why it matters
Medical stockpiles and coordination among public health officials are part of public health preparedness. The proposal would reauthorize and improve a pilot supporting State medical stockpiles and require consultation with State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments or officials.
- INTRODUCED ONLY This bill has been introduced and possibly referred to a committee, but it has not passed any vote. Most introduced bills never become law — they die in committee without a hearing.
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- Reauthorize the state stockpile pilot
Would reauthorize and improve the pilot program that supports State medical stockpiles. The title does not specify what improvements it would make.
- Require public health officials’ consultation
Would ensure that State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments or officials are consulted by the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise.
The measure concerns support for State medical stockpiles and the role of public health departments and officials in the Enterprise’s work. Those changes could affect how stockpile support and public health input are handled.
Written from the official record.
The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedSEP 30, 2026SENATESEP 30, 2026By Sen. Hassan with 1 original cosponsorReferred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- SAME DAYNOWSenate committeeSEP 30, 2026HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, & PENSIONS NOWSEP 30, 2026In committee for 5 daysNo hearing yet
- 5 DAYS SO FARPassed the Senate—SENATE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- House committee—HOUSE—
- Passed the House—HOUSE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Resolve differencesONLY IF NEEDEDBOTH CHAMBERSONLY IF NEEDEDSkipped if the other chamber passes the same text
- Signed into law—PRESIDENT—10 days to sign or veto
- SEP 302026SEP 30, 2026REFERREDRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- SEP 302026SEP 30, 2026INTRODUCEDSENATEIntroduced in Senate
At day 5, this bill is already older than 3% of the laws passed this Congress were when they were signed.
Where your members stand on it
Support from one state
Plus the sponsor, a Democrat. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Plus the sponsor, a Democrat. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Sen. Hassan’s record: sponsored 59 bills this Congress. 6 passed the Senate; 0 became law.
- John CornynR-TXORIGINAL
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