3.0.0 4458 2023-01-11T13:45:19Z 2023-01-11T13:45:19Z Senate S 2020-08-05 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-08-05T23:11:29Z Suppress COVID–19 Act of 2020 116 7958 HR 2020-08-07 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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. Identical bill CRS 2020-08-05 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2020-08-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA N S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-08-05 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2020-08-05 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2020-08-05 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2020-08-05 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2020-09-15 False Health Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Federal-Indian relations Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Medical tests and diagnostic methods Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Health 00 2020-08-05 Introduced in Senate 2022-11-02T16:01:05Z Suppress COVID-19 Act of 2020

This bill provides additional funding for states, tribes, and territories to procure tests and related supplies and undertake contact tracing and other public health measures to suppress COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and the virus that causes it. It also reallocates certain other funding to jurisdictions for such public health measures. The additional amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule, which excludes the budget effects from being counted for purposes of enforcing the PAYGO rules.

In particular, the bill authorizes the formation of interstate compacts of states, tribes, and territories to procure COVID-19 tests and supplies, and it specifically reserves a portion of funding for jurisdictions that join compacts that meet requirements for transparency, governance, anti-corruption, and timeliness of test results. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must also support the formation of, and cooperate with, these compacts.

The bill also provides additional funding, and reallocates existing funding, specifically for contact tracing and other public health measures. To receive such funding, a jurisdiction must submit a plan, developed with relevant stakeholders, to HHS that details how it will suppress COVID-19 to levels recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HHS must provide guidance and undertake other efforts to coordinate these plans, such as by developing shared indicators.

HHS must report within 30 days to Congress concerning the timeline for the distribution of these funds.

]]> Suppress COVID–19 Act of 2020 Display Title Suppress COVID–19 Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Suppress COVID–19 Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to grant the authority for States to enter into interstate compacts or agreements for the purpose of procuring COVID-19 tests. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4458is/xml/BILLS-116s4458is.xml 2020-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.