Community Immunity During COVID–19 Act of 2020
Latest action · Aug 14, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 14, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants to governmental health departments to increase rates of recommended immunizations during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The CDC must also develop, in consultation with specified entities, guidance for health care providers on counseling patients about COVID-19 vaccines.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 14, 2020 to Sep 11, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Aug 14, 2020 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Aug 14, 2020 |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Aug 14, 2020 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Aug 21, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Aug 21, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Aug 21, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Aug 22, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Aug 22, 2020 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Aug 25, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Aug 25, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Aug 25, 2020 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Aug 28, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Sep 1, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Sep 1, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Sep 1, 2020 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 8, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Sep 11, 2020 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Sep 11, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Aug 14, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 14, 2020Introduced in House
- Aug 14, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 146, August 14, 2020, page H4238.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 736 | Community Immunity During COVID–19 Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 4, 2021 |
| S 4737 | Community Immunity During COVID–19 Act of 2020 | Related bill | Sep 24, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to covered health departments to increase the rate of recommended immunizations, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Community Immunity During COVID–19 Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Aging
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Immunology and vaccination
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Minority health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 14, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
