Pandemic Emergency Manufacturing Act of 2021

Summary

Pandemic Emergency Manufacturing Act of 2021 This bill establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) an Emergency Office of Manufacturing for Public Health to manufacture and distribute medical products to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) or medical products that are on shortage or vulnerable to shortage. The office must (1) obtain the rights to manufacture the applicable medicines, ingredients, diagnostic tests, medical devices, personal protective equipment, and supplies; (2) manufacture or contract to manufacture such items; and (3) construct, or enter into construction contracts for, facilities to manufacture certain medicines, such as vaccines. HHS may issue involuntary licenses allowing the office to make, use, sell, import, or export an invention related to an applicable drug, biological product, or device and to use clinical trial data and confidential information. Such a license must provide the rights holder with reasonable compensation. The office must (1) provide such COVID-19 products at no cost to federal, state, local, and other health programs and certain domestic health care providers and suppliers; (2) offer COVID-19 products at cost to other commercial and international entities; and (3) offer other medical products to entities at a fair price, based on cost and other considerations. The office shall prioritize the manufacture of certain COVID-19 products and meet manufacturing timelines specified in the bill.

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Timeline

1. 2 February 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 February 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 February 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 3 February 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 2 February 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 2 February 2021

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 2 February 2021

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 February 2021

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Sponsors

• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
• Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Pandemic Emergency Manufacturing Act of 2021
• related to ← COVID–19 Emergency Manufacturing Act of 2020