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Ensuring State Access to COVID-19 Therapies and Supplies

This bill aims to ensure that state governments have equal access to critical therapies, such as monoclonal antibodies, and supplies needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. It means the federal government cannot limit states' access to these resources or prioritize its own contracts over state contracts for supplies. Additionally, states will be able to use relief funds to purchase essential items they previously couldn't acquire due to federal prioritization.
Key points
Federal government cannot limit state access to key therapies like monoclonal antibodies.
State contracts for COVID-19 supplies cannot be deprioritized over federal contracts.
States can use existing relief funds to purchase supplies previously unavailable due to federal prioritization.
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Additional Information
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit the Federal Government from limiting State access to key therapies, such as monoclonal antibodies, and from prioritizing Federal contracts over State contracts relating to purchasing supplies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Print number: HR 6832
Sponsor: Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
Process start date: 2022-02-25