H.R. 6671 - Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2008
Medicine.
- Sponsor:
- Jane Harman
- Summary:
- To reauthorize the Select Agent Program by amending the Public Health Service Act and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 and to improve oversight of high containment laboratories. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2008
H.R. 6671 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To reauthorize the Select Agent Program by amending the Public Health Service Act and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 and to improve oversight of high containment laboratories. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To reauthorize the Select Agent Program by amending the Public Health Service Act and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 and to improve oversight of high containment laboratories.
- Other Titles
- Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2008
- Sponsor
- Jane Harman
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Medicine
- Armed forces
- Authorization
- Biological research
- Biological warfare
- Budgets
- Communicable diseases
- Criminal justice
- Defense policy
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency management
- Emergency medicine
- Employee training
- Executive departments
- Government information
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Job training
- Laboratories
- Medical care
- Medical laboratories
- Research and development facilities
- Science policy
- Security measures
- Smallpox
- Standards
- Terrorism
- Toxicology
- Virus diseases
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 7/30/2008 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 7/30/2008 7/30/2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1623) 7/30/2008 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 7/30/2008 Referred to House Energy and Commerce 7/30/2008 Referred to House Agriculture 7/30/2008 Referred to House Judiciary 7/30/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 10/03/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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