To ensure that our federal procurement supply chains are more self-sufficient and can rely on more domestic sources of production, this bill also mandates that by 2026, federal agencies responsible for responding to national emergencies are procuring essential supplies, like medication and personal protective equipment, from domestic sources or manufacturing right here in the United States. The Commission would also be required to provide a report and recommendations to the President on domestically manufactured goods that are essential for a response to national emergencies. States would be required to be recertified every fiscal year. States that fail to implement the findings of the Commission’s report by 2026 would lose access to federal funds designated for emergency preparedness unless DHS can certify that the state is working in good faith to implement the findings of the Commission. One of the purposes of the Commission would be to investigate the origin of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Commission would report findings to Congress and the President on what steps and items are necessary to ensure America’s effective response to future national emergencies. This Commission would be modeled on the 9/11 Commission and would look at the national emergency response by the United States government and private sector to this pandemic. To accomplish this, the legislation authorizes the creation of a National Commission on United States Preparedness for National Emergencies. This legislation focuses on ensuring our nation is taking the necessary steps to mitigate the impacts of future national emergencies, improve responsiveness, and save lives. We should never again see nearly 600,000 American lives lost and day to day life turned upside down.

And in response to this current crisis, we must never again find ourselves caught off-guard, unable to protect our communities. After 9/11, we as a nation said: “Never Again”. The COVID-19 crisis has shown us that we must do more as a government and with private industry to prepare for the next national emergency. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-AL), Thomas Suozzi (NY-03), Pete Stauber (MN-08), Dean Phillips (MN-03), Don Bacon (NE-02), Susie Lee (NV-03), Van Taylor (TX-03), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) introduced the Made in America Emergency Preparedness Act. – Today, May 28th, 2021, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), along with Reps.

And Then by Taylor Fitzpatrick