A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the State Strategic Stockpile Act of 2026. It extends a pilot program that supports State medical stockpiles through fiscal year 2029. The bill also changes the program to include regional efforts instead of just State efforts. It requires award recipients to coordinate with health care entities, health officials, and emergency management officials. Additionally, it requires entities to identify opportunities to coordinate with other States to share best practices. Finally, the bill ensures that certain public health departments or officials are consulted by the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise.
Yes
- Scored +6
Does this make the country readier for the next outbreak?
The bill enhances pandemic and emergency preparedness by supporting regional medical stockpiles and ensuring mandatory consultation with public health officials.
- Scored +4
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill reauthorizes and improves the pilot program supporting state and regional medical stockpiles to enhance healthcare readiness.
- Scored +3
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill mandates a GAO report evaluating the impact of regional stockpiling approaches.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2 updates the pilot program to include regional efforts under paragraph (4)(H), which could help different areas work together better on medical supplies.
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Section 2 requires award recipients to coordinate with local health care entities, health officials, and emergency management officials under paragraph (5)(A), making sure the right people are working together.
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Section 2 promotes the sharing of best practices between States for establishing and maintaining medical product stockpiles under paragraph (5)(B).
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Section 3 removes the words ``, as appropriate'' from Section 2811-1(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, ensuring that State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments or officials are consulted.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain any specific sections or provisions outlining negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Does this make the country readier for the next outbreak? — The bill enhances pandemic and emergency preparedness by supporting regional medical stockpiles and ensuring mandatory consultation with public health officials. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill reauthorizes and improves the pilot program supporting state and regional medical stockpiles to enhance healthcare readiness.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill mandates a GAO report evaluating the impact of regional stockpiling approaches.
- 9/30/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
John CornynRepublican · Texas