3.0.0 8167 2023-01-11T13:45:02Z 2023-01-11T13:45:02Z House HR 2020-09-04 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 153 (Friday, September 4, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CRIST:H.R. 8167.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H4325]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-04T14:31:00Z 2020-09-04 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-09-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001111 Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] Charlie Crist D FL 13 N Health Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of Health and Human Services Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee hiring Executive agency funding and structure Genetics Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterinary medicine and animal diseases Health 00 2020-09-04 Introduced in House 2020-10-21T14:47:57Z Coronavirus Testing Capacity Expansion Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to directly reimburse laboratories for certain tests and related services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency and expands the categories of laboratories eligible for certain COVID-19 relief funding.

Specifically, veterinary and biotechnology company laboratories may receive federal COVID-19 funds for activities related to testing. Currently, this funding is limited to academic, commercial, public health, or hospital laboratories.


]]> Coronavirus Testing Capacity Expansion Act Display Title Coronavirus Testing Capacity Expansion Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Coronavirus Testing Capacity Expansion Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act to expand the appropriations under the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to include the scale up of testing by veterinary and biotechnology company laboratories, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8167ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8167ih.xml 2020-09-04 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. text/xml EN Pursuant 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 Congress This 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.