United States · Bill · S
S. 4638 (116th)
Science and Transparency Over Politics Act
Introduced
22 September 2020
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5790)
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Summary
Science and Transparency Over Politics Act This bill directs the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to appoint a task force to investigate political interference with decisions made by scientific agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, such as pressure placed on the Food and Drug Administration to reach a certain outcome related to a drug or device to treat or prevent COVID-19. This committee, which is made up of inspectors general of certain federal agencies, conducts and supports oversight of the federal government's COVID-19 response efforts.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 September 2020
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 September 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 September 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4638
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/4638