What Should Be Included In PAHPA's Reauthorization?

Former governors, senators and medical experts weigh in

At the first meeting of the Capitol Hill steering committee on pandemic preparedness, experts weighed in on what they hope to see in PAHPA’s reauthorization.

Members of the Capitol Hill steering committee on pandemic preparedness, organized by Johns Hopkins University urged Congress to reauthorize the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA)—with the right improvements.

PAHPA was first signed into law in 2006 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Since then, it has been reauthorized in 2013 and 2019 and is back up for reauthorization this year

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