S. 4638 · 116th Congress
Science and Transparency Over Politics Act
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Warren33 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill directs the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to appoint a task force to investigate political interference with decisions made by scientific agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, such as pressure placed on the Food and Drug Administration to reach a certain…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 22, 2020
Science and Transparency Over Politics Act
This bill directs the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to appoint a task force to investigate political interference with decisions made by scientific agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, such as pressure placed on the Food and Drug Administration to reach a certain outcome related to a drug or device to treat or prevent COVID-19. This committee, which is made up of inspectors general of certain federal agencies, conducts and supports oversight of the federal government's COVID-19 response efforts.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Science and Transparency Over Politics Act
Latest action (Sep 22, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5790)
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 22, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.