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Senate Bill 4248
116th Congress(2019-2020)
COVID–19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 21, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 21, 2020
Latest Action
Jul 21, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4248
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Kamala Harris
California
Democrat
Michael Bennet
Colorado
Democrat
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Democrat
Chris Coons
Delaware
Democrat
Mazie Hirono
Hawaii
Democrat
Dick Durbin
Illinois
Democrat
Tammy Duckworth
Illinois
Democrat
Chris Van Hollen
Maryland
Democrat
Ed Markey
Massachusetts
Democrat
Jeanne Shaheen
New Hampshire
Democrat
Cory Booker
New Jersey
Democrat
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Democrat
Jeff Merkley
Oregon
Democrat
Ron Wyden
Oregon
Democrat
Sheldon Whitehouse
Rhode Island
Independent
Bernie Sanders
Vermont
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to health care providers, public health departments, tribal organizations, schools for social workers and health professionals, and other nonprofit entities for bias and anti-racism training to reduce disparities in COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response efforts.

In administering these grants, HHS must give priority to, among others, recipients in communities with racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and death rates. In addition, HHS must develop requirements for bias and anti-racism training that aligns with continuing education requirements of applicable state licensing bodies, such as medical boards.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
July 21, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Jul 16, 2020
Introduced in House
24
Sponsorship
House Bill 7618
COVID–19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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CRS
Actions (2)
07/21/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
07/21/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:38 PM
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