EQUAL Care Act

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Bill Number

S 3601

Introduced

May 5, 2020

Latest Action

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

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Cosponsors

Topics

Cardiovascular and respiratory health Disability and health-based discrimination Emergency medical services and trauma care Health Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Strategic materials and reserves

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Summary

Ending Qualifications that are Unjust for Access to Lifesaving Care Act or the EQUAL Care Act

This bill prohibits a state from receiving resources or supplies from specified sources, including the Strategic National Stockpile, during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency if the state has a policy for the distribution or use of such resources or supplies that discriminates on the basis of disability.

Actions

May 5, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 5, 2020

Introduced in Senate

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