US Congress Senate Bill 4248 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)
Status: Introduced on July 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to health care providers, public health departments, tribal organizations, schools for social workers and health professionals, and other nonprofit entities for bias and anti-racism training to reduce disparities in COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response efforts. In administering these grants, HHS must give priority to, among others, recipients in communities with racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and death rates. In addition, HHS must develop requirements for bias and anti-racism training that aligns with continuing education requirements of applicable state licensing bodies, such as medical boards.

COVID–19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020

Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-21	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB7618 (Same As) 2020-07-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4248/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4248/BILLS-116s4248is.pdf