H.R. 391 · 117th Congress

Global Health Security Act of 2021

Introduced on Jan 21, 2021 by Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11). 77 cosponsors, 6 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 12, 2021): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 21, 2021
Cosponsors
77
6 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To authorize a comprehensive, strategic approach for United States foreign assistance to developing countries to strengthen global health security, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Animal and plant health
  • Congressional oversight
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Executive Office of the President
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal officials
  • Foreign aid and international relief
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government information and archives
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • International organizations and cooperation
  • Performance measurement
  • Public-private cooperation
  • World health

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Jun 28, 2021). Public domain.

Global Health Security Act of 2021

This bill directs the United States to implement a strategy to strengthen global health security, including by requiring the President to create the Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council to implement the Global Health Security Agenda. The agenda is an initiative launched by nearly 30 nations to address global infectious disease threats.

The council's responsibilities include (1) providing policy recommendations on agenda-related goals, objectives, implementation, and other international efforts to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response; (2) helping federal agencies with implementation; and (3) reviewing the progress and challenges in achieving U.S. commitments, including assistance to help other countries meet agenda targets. The bill also directs the federal agencies involved with the agenda to prioritize its implementation and to take certain steps to achieve that goal.

The President shall coordinate a strategy for responding to global health security emergencies and submit a report on the implementation of this strategy.

Additionally, the Department of State should seek to enter into negotiations with donors, relevant United Nations agencies, and other multilateral stakeholders to establish a Fund for Global Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness that (1) closes gaps in global health security and pandemic preparedness; and (2) builds capacity in eligible partner countries related to global health security, infectious disease control, and pandemic preparedness. The fund should provide grants, technical assistance, and innovative funding mechanisms to achieve its purposes.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Gerald E. ConnollyD-VA-11Sponsor

Democrats · 71

Republicans · 6

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Jun 28, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 307–112

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 21, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jan 21, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jan 21, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Mar 25, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Mar 25, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  6. Jun 28, 2021 · HouseMr. Meeks moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Jun 28, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3165-3171)
  8. Jun 28, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 391.
  9. Jun 28, 2021 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  10. Jun 28, 2021 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3224-3225)
  11. Jun 28, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 307 - 112 (Roll no. 188).(text: CR H3165-3169)House · Roll call 188
  12. Jun 28, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 307 - 112 (Roll no. 188). (text: CR H3165-3169)House · Roll call 188
  13. Jun 28, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Jul 12, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.