S. 4638 · 116th Congress
Science and Transparency Over Politics Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Chuck Schumer
- Introduced
- 2020-09-22
- Latest action
- 2020-09-22 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.