US SB4377 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-30 - 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 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-30 - 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
Requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in coordination with relevant federal and nonfederal experts, to support research on the role of children in transmitting the virus that causes COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). This research must address, among other topics, the transmissibility of the virus among children and adults and the vulnerability of children to COVID-19 while travelling to and from school, playing sports, and engaging in other extramural activities. It may also address the vulnerability to COVID-19 of adults who live with children and the types of personal protective equipment appropriate for students, teachers, and other staff in school buildings. In undertaking this research, the NIH must ensure that it takes into consideration certain demographic and other characteristics, such as race or ethnicity and health or economic status. The NIH must, within six months, report findings on this research and disseminate best practices for protecting those in educational settings. The NIH must update its findings and best practices quarterly through the end of the declared COVID-19 emergency.
Title
Protect our Children from COVID–19 Act
Sponsors
Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-07-30 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Health
Health promotion and preventive care
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Minority health
Research administration and funding
School administration
School athletics
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Worker safety and health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Health
Health promotion and preventive care
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Minority health
Research administration and funding
School administration
School athletics
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4377/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4377/BILLS-116s4377is.pdf |