H.R. 5846 · 118th Congress

Protecting America from Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Act of 2023

Introduced on Sep 29, 2023 by Rick Larsen (D-WA-2). 10 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Oct 6, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Sep 29, 2023
Cosponsors
10
0 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

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

Official title

To protect against seasonal and pandemic influenza, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Budget process
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Congressional oversight
  • Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
  • Drug therapy
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Hospital care
  • Immunology and vaccination
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Manufacturing
  • Medical research
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Prescription drugs
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Research administration and funding
  • Research and development
  • Strategic materials and reserves

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Rick LarsenD-WA-2Sponsor

Democrats · 10

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Sep 29, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 29, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Sep 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Sep 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Sep 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. Oct 6, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Coalition to Stop Flu6 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)
  2. SEQIRUS6 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SEQIRUS INC$121.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  3. Trust for America's Health5 reports
    $215.3K reported (all issues)
  4. F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd3 reports
    $410K reported (all issues)
  5. Big Cities Health Coalition1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.