HR 6666 · 116th Congress · Health

COVID–19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act

Introduced 2020-05-01· Sponsored by Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.(2020-05-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants for testing, contact tracing, monitoring, and other activities to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Entities such as federally qualified health centers, nonprofit organizations, and certain hospitals and schools are eligible to receive such grants. In awarding the grants, the CDC shall prioritize applicants that (1) operate in hot spots and medically underserved communities, and (2) agree to hire individuals from the communities where grant activities occur.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]CA
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]CA
Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]VA
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]MD
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]NC
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]CA
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]IN
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]CA
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]TX
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]CO
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]FL
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]TX
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]CT
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]NY
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]CA
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]NH