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S.4638 - Science and Transparency Over Politics Act116th Congress (2019-2020)

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Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (Introduced 09/22/2020)
Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: Senate - 09/22/2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5790)  (All Actions)

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Science and Transparency Over Politics Act

This bill directs the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to appoint a task force to investigate political interference with decisions made by scientific agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, such as pressure placed on the Food and Drug Administration to reach a certain outcome related to a drug or device to treat or prevent COVID-19. This committee, which is made up of inspectors general of certain federal agencies, conducts and supports oversight of the federal government's COVID-19 response efforts.