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


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Introduced
05/01/2020
In Committee
05/01/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to conduct diagnostic testing for COVID-19, and related activities such as contact tracing, through mobile health units and, as necessary, at individuals' residences, and for other purposes. 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.

AI Summary

This bill, the COVID–19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act, authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants to eligible entities, such as federally qualified health centers and nonprofit organizations, to conduct diagnostic testing for COVID-19, contact tracing, and related activities. The grants can be used to hire, train, and compensate individuals, as well as to purchase personal protective equipment and other supplies. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prioritize applicants that operate in COVID-19 "hot spots" and medically underserved communities, and agree to hire local residents to carry out the grant activities.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (73)

Bobby Rush (D)* Nanette Barragán (D),  Karen Bass (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Don Beyer (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  G. Butterfield (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  André Carson (D),  Judy Chu (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Lou Correa (D),  Henry Cuellar (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Val Demings (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Debbie Dingell (D),  Michael Doyle (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Tulsi Gabbard (D),  Chuy García (D),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Al Green (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Brian Higgins (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  Robin Kelly (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  John Larson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Kweisi Mfume (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Cedric Richmond (D),  Harley Rouda (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Michael San Nicolas (D),  John Sarbanes (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (on 05/01/2020)

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