NOVID Act
- Last Action
- 6/8/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-08Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2021-06-08Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-08 (00)
Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate Act or the NOVID Act
This bill establishes the Pandemic Preparedness and Response Program to coordinate and carry out the U.S. government's global health response to COVID-19, its variants, and other pathogens with pandemic potential.
As part of the program, the bill requires, within 30 days, the development of a comprehensive strategy to end the COVID-19 pandemic. The strategy must outline efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccinations worldwide, including through the immediate release of the COVID-19 vaccine doses that the United States committed to sending abroad.
The bill also requires a long-term strategy for the program to prevent future pandemics.
Cosponsors (4)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
Subjects
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intellectual property
- International organizations and cooperation
- Licensing and registrations
- Manufacturing
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Multilateral development programs
- Public contracts and procurement
- World health
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