Community Solutions for COVID–19 Act

Summary

Community Solutions for COVID-19 Act This bill provides funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to nongovernmental entities for programs to reduce or eliminate disparities related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Eligible entities must have experience working to address issues related to health equity among those disproportionally impacted by adverse health outcomes. Grant funds may be used to improve access to testing, treatment, and other services with respect to COVID-19 and for other purposes.

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Timeline

1. 3 June 2020

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 June 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 3 June 2020 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 June 2020

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 June 2020

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Michael Bennet · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
• Tina Smith · D · Sponsor
• Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Catherine Cortez Masto · D · Sponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → Community Solutions for COVID–19 Act
• related to ← EHDC Act of 2020