3.0.0 3721 2023-01-11T13:42:41Z 2023-01-11T13:42:41Z Senate S 2020-05-13 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-13T21:49:10Z COVID–19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act of 2020 116 6763 HR 2020-05-08 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Education and Labor, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS EHDC Act of 2020 116 8200 HR 2020-09-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2020-05-13 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-05-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2020-05-13 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-05-13 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2020-05-13 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2020-05-13 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2020-05-13 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-05-13 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-05-13 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2020-05-13 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2020-05-13 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-05-13 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2020-05-13 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-05-13 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-05-13 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2020-05-13 True J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2020-05-13 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2020-05-13 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-05-13 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2020-05-13 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2020-06-15 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2020-06-30 False Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Disaster relief and insurance Economic performance and conditions Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Federal-Indian relations Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Hospital care Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Medical tests and diagnostic methods Minority health Racial and ethnic relations Small business State and local government operations Health 00 2020-05-13 Introduced in Senate 2020-08-14T15:45:56Z COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act of 2020

This bill establishes the COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force within the Department of Health and Human Services and sets forth its duties and membership. The task force must provide reports and recommendations related to racial and ethnic disparities in the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response to Congress and relevant federal agencies.

First, the task force must report weekly on COVID-19 infections and patient outcomes with data disaggregated by race and ethnicity. The reports must also identify communities with high levels of racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 measures and recommend how to allocate health care and other resources to address these disparities. Second, the task force must report biweekly on the disbursement of federal COVID-19 relief funds and how to use any undisbursed funds to address racial and ethnic disparities. Lastly, the task force must submit a final report that describes factors that contributed to racial and ethnic disparities with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, with recommendations to address them in responses to future infectious disease outbreaks.

The task force terminates 90 days after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency . However, the bill permanently establishes a successor task force to address racial and ethnic disparities during future public health emergencies.

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