US Congress House Bill 6845 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring a co-payment or other cost sharing for qualifying preventive services related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). A qualifying preventive service is intended to prevent or mitigate COVID-19 and is either (1) an evidence-based item or service with an A or B rating in the current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, or (2) an immunization that has in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved. Such a prohibition shall take effect 15 business days after the date on which a recommendation is made regarding a qualifying preventive service related to COVID-19.

No Coronavirus Copays for Veterans Act

Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]

Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]

Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2020-05-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-05-12	House	Introduced in House

HB6800 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
SB3724 (Same As) 2020-05-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6845/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6845/BILLS-116hr6845ih.pdf