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HOUSE 346117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.

Last Action
4/23/2021

Actions

  • 2021-01-19Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
  • 2021-01-19Introduced in House
  • 2021-01-19Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-01-19 (00)

Shoring Up Personal Protective and Lifesaving Indispensable Equipment Stockpile Act or the SUPPLIES Act

This bill establishes a temporary grant program to assist small businesses in producing covered goods (e.g., ventilators, surgical masks, and hand sanitizer) that are needed to address the national emergency related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

A grant recipient must prioritize the domestic sale of covered goods and refrain from selling such goods at a price that grossly exceeds the average price for the 90-day period prior to January 31, 2020.

Cosponsors (7)

  • Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
  • Chris Pappas (D-NH)
  • André Carson (D-IN)
  • Judy Chu (D-CA)
  • Angie Craig (D-MN)
  • Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
  • Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advisory bodies
  • Aviation and airports
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Transportation
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health personnel
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Inflation and prices
  • Manufacturing
  • Small business
  • Transportation employees
  • Transportation safety and security
  • Worker safety and health
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