National Military Civilian Medical Surge Program Act of 2025
Take action
Record your position on this measure.
Create an account to record your position, submit testimony, or contact your legislator.
Progress
Where this bill stands in the legislative process.
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill establishes the National Military Civilian Medical Surge Program, designed to bolster medical capabilities during emergencies and national security events. The program will be overseen by the Department of Defense in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, focusing on enhancing interoperability with the National Disaster Medical System. It aims to create partnerships with healthcare organizations across the United States to rapidly mobilize civilian medical support to military treatment facilities and other military health needs when a declared emergency or contingency occurs.
Key provisions
- Establishes the Military-Civilian Medical Surge Program.
- Requires the Department of Defense to partner with healthcare organizations nationwide.
- Defines triggers for activating the program, including national emergencies, public health emergencies, and contingency operations.
- Outlines roles and responsibilities for the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Mandates annual reporting to Congress on the program's status and readiness.
- Specifies locations for partnerships, prioritizing strategic transport hubs and logistics centers.
- Requires the program to maintain staffing, training, and research related to patient care and defense-related health issues.
- Ensures the program does not limit the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding disaster medical system management.
Who is affected
Bill text
Read the latest version inline or switch to a previous version.
Text extraction is in progress. View the official source.
Sponsors
Official sponsors from legislative records.
2 on record
Primary sponsor
Cosponsor
![James C. [R-GU-At Large] Moylan](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcivik-platform-media-us-east-1-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Flegislator-portraits%2Fcongress%2FM001219.jpg&w=64&q=75){kind=small}
Arguments
Reasons offered for and against this legislation.
Arguments in favor
No arguments in favor have been submitted.
Submit yoursArguments opposed
No arguments opposed have been submitted.
Submit yours