Life Sciences and Tech Coalition Announces Legislative Endorsements for 117th Congress

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of leading, global life sciences and technology companies today announced a series of endorsements for pandemic preparedness legislation recently introduced by Congress. The Securing America's Medicines and Supply (SAMS) Coalition believes the endorsements represent important policy proposals to spur innovation and provide critical drugs and medical supplies to U.S. patients.

SAMS' endorsements coincide with recent actions taken by the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress to increase the resiliency of the supply chain within the U.S. and boost U.S. production of pharmaceutical products and personal protective equipment (PPE). These new legislative proposals encompass a variety of measures, including trade and tax reforms to encourage domestic manufacturing, the expansion of U.S. purchase agreement programs for important medical infrastructure, novel opportunities to promote U.S.-made pharmaceuticals, and measures to strengthen procurement to the strategic national stockpile (SNS).

"Congress is building on good ideas to strengthen our medical supply chain now? not in decades to come," said David Sanders, Executive Director of SAMS and Vice President of Government Affairs and Policy at Coherus Biosciences. "Our multi-industry coalition endorses these bills because they will help to ensure that our country's medical supply will be better positioned to help patients through this and the next public health crisis and create more U.S. jobs."

SAMS looks forward to working with Congress as it addresses the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as preparing for future global health threats. 

To learn more about SAMS, please visit www.samscoalition.org.   

List of Endorsed Legislation

• H.R. 3683 | Securing America's Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
  Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN-08) and Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA-03)

• S. 2082 | MADE in America Act
  Sen. Jackie Rosen (D-NV) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC); and Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-09) and Rep. Earl "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-01)

• S. 1176 | Onshoring Essential Antibiotics Act
  Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

• S. 1693 | Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2021
  Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)

• S. 2640 | Disease X Act
  Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

• S. 2589 | Securing America's Medical Cabinet Act of 2021
  Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ)

• H.R. 4470 | Made in America Pandemic Preparedness Act
  Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY-12) and Rep. James Comer (R-KY-01)

• S. 2467 | Public Health Response and Accountability Act
  Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)

• S. 2307 | COVID-19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Act
  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

• H.R. 2118 | Securing America from Epidemics Act
  Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA-07) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01)

• S. 2662 | Industrial Finance Corporation Act
  Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE)

• S. 2740 | PREPARE Act
  Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

• S. 1366 | Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Defense and Enhancement Act
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)

About Securing America's Medicines and Supply
Securing America's Medicines and Supply (SAMS) is a multi-industry coalition of companies with the mission to strengthen the security of the medical supply chain in the United States?and among U.S. allies. SAMS seeks to drive implementation of legislation and regulation to reward and foster U.S.-made manufacturing of important pharmaceutical products, devices, and supplies. SAMS supports U.S. patients, domestic healthcare security, and U.S. jobs.

SOURCE Securing America's Medicines and Supply (SAMS)