3.0.0 8203 2023-01-11T13:45:00Z 2023-01-11T13:45:00Z House HR 2020-09-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 157 (Friday, September 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARDENAS:H.R. 8203.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H4337]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-11T17:07:00Z COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020 116 4262 S 2020-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2020-09-11 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 N W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2020-09-11 True Health 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 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 Health 00 2020-09-11 Introduced in House 2020-12-11T21:54:13Z COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020

This bill 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.

]]> COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020 Display Title COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop an action plan, make targeted grants, and develop public awareness campaigns with respect to COVID-19 and the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on racial and ethnic minorities and other vulnerable populations. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8203ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8203ih.xml 2020-09-11 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.