HR8080-118

Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and implement a department-wide after-action program and a risk communication strategy, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Apr 18, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and implement a department-wide after-action program and a risk communication strategy, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H3AA987BA32C44896AE168A7680D642BB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coordinated Agency Response Enhancement Act or the CARE Act.
  • Section H80377FFA48F24B4496FCAB42E76B83BD: 2. HHS after-action program Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:...
  • Section H7DC0303457FD4187A48EE180BB8A8254: 399V–8. Department-wide after-action program The Secretary shall establish, maintain, and implement an after-action program to— identify and implement...
  • Section H3A0B056A9F3140E2A41B4AA6C4C7BDC3: 3. Risk communication strategy Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.), as amended by section 2, is further amended by...
  • Section H43305AB026E54BBDAE16DCD8C854259E: 399V–9. Risk communication strategy The Secretary shall establish, maintain, and implement a comprehensive strategy to ensure that communications about...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and implement a department-wide after-action program and a risk communication strategy, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Operations, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and implement a department-wide after-action program and a risk communication strategy, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Operations Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 18, 2024

Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Government Operations Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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