US S3595

Bill

Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act

Introduced
05/04/2020

In Committee
05/04/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to conduct a longitudinal study on the health impacts of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The NIH must provide public summaries of findings on specified timelines.

AI Summary

This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to conduct a longitudinal study on the health impacts of COVID-19 (the disease caused by the coronavirus) over at least 10 years. The study must include a diverse population, monitor both short-term and long-term health outcomes, and examine the effects on mental health. The NIH must publicly release summaries of the study's findings at least every 3 months for the first 2 years, and every 6 months thereafter, including comparisons to research conducted abroad. The bill authorizes the necessary funding to carry out this study.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (15)

Jacky Rosen (D)*, Richard Blumenthal (D), Cory Booker (D), Tom Carper (D), Bob Casey (D), Susan Collins (R), Catherine Cortez Masto (D), Dianne Feinstein (D), Kirsten Gillibrand (D), Chris Murphy (D), Gary Peters (D), Marco Rubio (R), Kyrsten Sinema (I), Tina Smith (D), Dan Sullivan (R),

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 05/04/2020)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3595/all-info

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3595/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3595/BILLS-116s3595is.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3595/BILLS-116s3595is.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR6701	Ensuring Understanding of COVID–19 to Protect Public Health Act	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Same As
HR6800	The Heroes Act	Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.	Related
HRes967	Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 965) authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 6800) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from May 19, 2020, t	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To

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