Key Votes
HR 2122 - Project BioShield Act of 2003 - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Ron Paul voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) - July 17, 2003
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (421-2) - July 16, 2003 (Key vote)
Title: Project BioShield Act of 2003
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out Project Bioshield.
Highlights:
-$5.6 billion was authorized for fiscal years 2004 to 2113, with strict limitations
-Specified only $3.4 billion to be used between fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2008
-Only $890 million of the $3.4 billion can be used in fiscal 2004
-Project Bioshield is an initiative to research and develop vaccines, medications, and other countermeasures to combat biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological bioterrorism threats to our national security
-Allows the Secretary of HHS to allow the use of "unapproved products" in the event of an emergency
-Speeds up the process of authorization for funds for research and purchase of agents to combat bioterrorism
Sponsors
- William J. 'Billy' Tauzin (LA - ) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Michael 'Mike' Bilirakis (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. 'Tom' Davis III (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James 'Jim' Davis (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John D. Dingell (MI - D)
- Anna G. Eshoo (CA - D)
- James C. 'Jim' Greenwood (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R)
- Darrell Issa (CA - R)
- Edward J. 'Ed' Markey (MA - D)
- John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
