House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

DHS Medical Countermeasures Act

H.R. 3263Introduced May 17, 2021Policy area: Emergency Management

Sponsor: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA

Where it went

IntroducedMay 17, 2021
Committee actionMay 18, 2021
Passed HouseJul 20, 2021
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 21, 2021 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3263.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3263, DHS Medical Countermeasures Act” on October 25, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on July 20, 2021”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 25, 2021 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57569
CBO publication date
October 25, 2021
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3263, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3263
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-49 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on June 1, 2021.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 1, 2021 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3263, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3263
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 85, May 17, 2021, Page H2421):
U.S. Constitution, Article 1 Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 17, 2021 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3263, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3263
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
258ebd0244b08c29ec88cf0edb81cc92a2069e1bf69f5b46b36d70909e0bc1a3
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Sent to: Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeBills with a CBO estimate Bills with a committee report See it in the Data Web

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans

0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Michael Guest (R-MS), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress · IA-2 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.