US SB4262 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: Introduced on July 22 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-22 - 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]
Status: Introduced on July 22 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-22 - 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]
Summary
Directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants, and the Office of Minority Health (OMH) to develop a plan, to address health disparities related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the CDC, in coordination with certain departments and agencies, must award grants for contact tracing to, among others, public health departments and health care providers. In awarding these grants, the CDC shall prioritize entities with a demonstrated commitment to employing individuals who represent the demographic groups in the community served by the entity. The CDC must also work with states to update certain COVID-19 testing plans to address testing for populations experiencing COVID-19 health disparities. Additionally, the CDC must award grants to public health departments, tribal organizations, and others for public awareness campaigns on COVID-19 health disparities and, upon the availability of a vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine safety. For these grants, the CDC must give priority to entities serving populations that experience COVID-19 health disparities and low rates of vaccinations, respectively. The CDC must undertake a separate COVID-19 public awareness campaign, as well. In addition, the OMH must develop, within 30 days, an action plan on COVID-19 health disparities that addresses, among other issues, barriers to COVID-19 data collection. The OMH must coordinate with the CDC and others on this plan and update it at least every 30 days during the COVID-19 emergency.
Title
COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020
Sponsors
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] |
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-07-22 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB8203 (Same As) 2020-09-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority employment
Minority health
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority employment
Minority health
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4262/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4262/BILLS-116s4262is.pdf |