3.0.0 3848 2023-01-11T13:46:19Z 2023-01-11T13:46:19Z Senate S 2020-06-01 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-01T22:42:12Z Coronavirus Containment Corps Act 116 6871 HR 2020-06-09 Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. Related bill CRS 2020-06-01 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-06-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. N M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-06-01 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-06-01 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-06-01 True Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Community life and organization Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee hiring Employment and training programs Federal-Indian relations 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 Health technology, devices, supplies Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Medical tests and diagnostic methods Minority employment Minority health Performance measurement Racial and ethnic relations Right of privacy Rural conditions and development State and local government operations Unemployment Worker safety and health Health 00 2020-06-01 Introduced in Senate 2021-02-05T18:37:28Z Coronavirus Containment Corps Act

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop, within 21 days, a nationwide contact tracing strategy for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that addresses, among other issues, workforce needs. To implement that strategy, the bill also establishes grant programs in the CDC and the Indian Health Service (IHS), as well as expands grant programs in the Department of Labor.

Specifically, the CDC must award grants to state and local health departments for, among other purposes, hiring and training individuals for contact tracing positions and related roles, and the IHS must award similar grants to tribes and tribal organizations. In addition, Labor shall award certain grants for dislocated workers to states, tribes, and other jurisdictions to support the hiring, deployment, and relevant employment transitions of individuals in contact tracing positions and related roles.

Additionally, grants and contracts that include contact tracing and related roles within the scope of work must comply with prevailing wage requirements that apply to federal service contracts. Employees who work under such grants or contracts must receive wages and fringe benefits that are not less than those prevailing in the locality where work is performed.

Finally, the CDC and Labor must report certain information in accordance with specified timelines, and the Government Accountability Office must evaluate the activities of funding recipients.

]]> Coronavirus Containment Corps Act Display Title Coronavirus Containment Corps Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Coronavirus Containment Corps Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to create a Coronavirus Containment Corps. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3848is/xml/BILLS-116s3848is.xml 2020-06-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.