3.0.0 32 2023-01-11T13:47:30Z 2023-01-11T13:47:30Z Senate S 2021-01-22 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-01-22T20:17:06Z Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs To Fight COVID–19 Act of 2021 117 460 HR 2021-02-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Identical bill CRS 2021-01-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-01-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2021-01-22 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2021-01-22 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-01-22 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-01-22 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2021-01-22 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-01-22 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-01-22 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2021-01-22 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2021-01-22 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2021-01-22 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2021-01-22 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2021-02-01 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2021-02-01 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2021-02-01 False L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Lujan D NM R. 2021-02-12 False Health Advisory bodies Cardiovascular and respiratory health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Community life and organization Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Employee hiring Employee leave Employment and training programs Federal-Indian relations First responders and emergency personnel Foreign labor Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Immigration status and procedures Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Minority employment Minority health Poverty and welfare assistance State and local government operations Unemployment Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Worker safety and health Health 00 2021-01-22 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-23T13:19:50Z Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act of 2021

This bill establishes and expands programs to bring on individuals to perform public health functions, such as contact tracing and vaccine administration, to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency and meet future public health needs.

The bill provides funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a Health Force. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. To establish the force, the CDC must award grants within 30 days to state, tribal, territorial, and local governments and community health centers to recruit and train individuals for roles in public health and health care.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must hire and train additional individuals for its Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees. These employees may be detailed to certain federal agencies or to state, local, or tribal governments to support response efforts related to COVID-19 or other disasters or emergencies.

]]> Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs To Fight COVID–19 Act of 2021 Display Title Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs To Fight COVID–19 Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the establishment of a standing Health Force and a Resilience Force to respond to public health emergencies and meet public health needs. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs To Fight COVID–19 Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s32is/xml/BILLS-117s32is.xml 2021-01-22 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.