3.0.0
747
2023-01-11T13:46:56Z
2023-01-11T13:46:56Z
House
HR
2021-02-03
117
[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DeEGETTE:H.R. 747.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H324]
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Energy and Commerce Committee
House
Standing
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Health Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2021-02-04T19:34:02Z
  - Referred to
2021-02-03T18:02:05Z

- Access to TESTs Act
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1018
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2021-03-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  - Related bill
CRS
- 2021-02-04
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Health Subcommittee
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House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee
- 2021-02-03
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
IntroReferral
H11100
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House floor actions
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Energy and Commerce Committee
- 2021-02-03
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
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Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
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DEGETTE
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CO
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N
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Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
Larry
Bucshon
R
IN
8
2021-02-03
True
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Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
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JACKSON LEE
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TX
18
2021-02-24
False
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Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Cynthia
Axne
D
IA
3
2021-02-24
False
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Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Jahana
Hayes
D
CT
5
2021-02-24
False
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Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Lisa
Blunt Rochester
D
DE
0
2021-02-24
False
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Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Lori
Trahan
D
MA
3
2021-05-28
False
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Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
H.
Griffith
R
VA
Morgan
9
2021-07-01
False
Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Rural conditions and development
Health
00
2021-02-03
Introduced in House
2021-05-18T13:56:05Z
Access to Technology and Equipment for Same-day Tests Act or the Access to TESTs Act
This bill establishes grant programs to increase access to diagnostic tests.
Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must award grants to hospitals, primary care facilities, and other health care providers to buy equipment and supplies to increase access to same-day diagnostic testing in point-of-care settings.
The CDC must also award grants to public health and other laboratories to buy high-throughput diagnostic equipment and supplies to increase testing capacity and expedite test results.

Access to TESTs Act
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Access to TESTs Act
- Official Title as Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for acquiring equipment and supplies capable of performing same-day clinical laboratory testing in a point-of-care setting, and to assist laboratories in meeting the cost of acquiring high-throughput equipment, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House
IH
- Short Title(s) as Introduced

Access to TESTs Act
Introduced in House
IH
- Short Title(s) as Introduced

Access to Technology and Equipment for Same-day Tests Act
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2021-02-03T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr747ih/xml/BILLS-117hr747ih.xml
2021-02-04
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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