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S. 2538: Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Authorization Act of 2023

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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity for purposes of responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases or acts of bioterrorism.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations and authorizations. This is an authorization bill, which directs how federal funds should or should not be used. (It does not set overall spending limits, however, which are the subject of appropriations bills.) Authorizations are typically made for single fiscal years (October 1 through September 30 of the next year) but are often renewed in subsequent law.

Sponsor and status

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Robert “Bob” Casey

Sponsor. Senior Senator for Pennsylvania. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jul 26, 2023
Length: 5 pages
Introduced
Jul 26, 2023
118th Congress (2023–2025)
Status

Introduced on Jul 26, 2023

This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on July 26, 2023. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.

Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)

Prognosis
2% chance of being enacted (details)
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History

Jul 26, 2023
 
Introduced

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S. 2538 is a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2538. This is the one from the 118th Congress.

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