3.0.061732022-02-09T01:42:28Z2022-02-09T01:42:28ZHouseHR2020-03-10116[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DeGETTE:H.R. 6173.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3e[Page H1588]]]>hsif00Energy and Commerce CommitteeHouseStandingReferred to2020-03-10T14:00:31Z2020-03-10Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.IntroReferralH111002House floor actionshsif00Energy and Commerce Committee2020-03-10Introduced in HouseIntroReferralIntro-H9Library of Congress2020-03-10Introduced in HouseIntroReferral10009Library of CongressD000197Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]DIANADEGETTEDCO1NS001206Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27]DonnaShalalaDFLE.272020-03-10TrueHealthCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsHealth002020-03-10Introduced in House2020-03-26T20:12:18ZCovering Coronavirus Test Act of 2020
This bill requires health insurance plans to cover diagnostic tests for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without imposing cost sharing.
]]>Covering Coronavirus Test Act of 2020Display TitleCovering Coronavirus Test Act of 2020Official Title as IntroducedTo amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to cover COVID-19 testing without cost sharing.Introduced in HouseIHShort Title(s) as IntroducedCovering Coronavirus Test Act of 2020Introduced in HouseIHIntroduced in House2020-03-10T04:00:00Zhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6173ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6173ih.xml2020-03-10Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.