3.0.0 4262 2023-01-11T13:45:37Z 2023-01-11T13:45:37Z Senate S 2020-07-22 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-22T17:31:47Z COVID–19 Health Disparities Action Act of 2020 116 8203 HR 2020-09-11 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Identical bill CRS 2020-07-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2020-07-22 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-07-22 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2020-07-22 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-07-22 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-07-22 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2020-07-22 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2020-07-22 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-07-22 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-07-22 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2020-07-22 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2020-07-22 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-07-22 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2020-07-22 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2020-07-22 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2020-07-22 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2020-07-22 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2020-07-22 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2020-07-23 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2020-07-27 False 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 2020-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2020-12-10T21:03:44Z 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 Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4262is/xml/BILLS-116s4262is.xml 2020-07-22 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.