,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,richmond introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
to include a public health emergency in 
the definition of a major disaster1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,responsibly ,responding to ,pandemics  
,act4  #b4 ,inclusion of public health  
emergency in definition of major        
disaster ,section #ajb7b7 of the ,robert
 ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and    
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eabb7 is amended by inserting
 any public health emergency 7including 
any pandemic or virus threat71 after    
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