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House Bill 6808
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 12, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
May 12, 2020
Latest Action
May 13, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6808
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Jason Crow
Colorado
Democrat
Terri Sewell
Alabama
Democrat
Gil Cisneros
California
Democrat
Jared Huffman
California
Democrat
Jimmy Panetta
California
Democrat
Judy Chu
California
Democrat
TJ Cox
California
Democrat
Diana DeGette
Colorado
Democrat
Ed Perlmutter
Colorado
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Connecticut
Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Democrat
Al Lawson
Florida
Democrat
Alcee L. Hastings
Florida
Democrat
Sanford Bishop Jr.
Georgia
Democrat
Brad Schneider
Illinois
Democrat
Lauren Underwood
Illinois
Democrat
Dean Phillips
Minnesota
Democrat
Gregory Meeks
New York
Democrat
Tom Suozzi
New York
Democrat
Chrissy Houlahan
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Texas
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020

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 other public health needs after that emergency ends.

The bill provides funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a Health Force to recruit and train individuals for roles in public health and health care. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. Among other activities, the CDC must award grants to, or enter into contracts with, states and other jurisdictions to hire and deploy Health Force personnel.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency 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 efforts with respect to COVID-19 and other disasters and emergencies.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
May 12, 2020
Related Bills (1)
May 05, 2020
Introduced in Senate
14
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3606
Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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CRS
Actions (3)
05/13/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
05/12/2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
05/12/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:57 PM
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