Congressional Hearing on Pandemic Preparedness Planned for May 4

The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a full committee hearing ‎on May 4, 2023 at 1:00 pm. This hearing, “Preparing for the Next Public Health Emergency: Reauthorizing the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA),” will address the PAHPA set ‎to expire on September 30, 2023. This would be PAHPA’s first reauthorization since the ‎COVID-19 pandemic, and there are significant lessons learned and issues to address from this ‎experience. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf, and Assistant ‎Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Dawn O’Connell are a few individuals expected to testify at the ‎hearing.