America Forward Act of 2020
Latest action · May 12, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMay 12, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
America Forward Act of 2020
This bill establishes an America Forward Commission to create a strategy to reopen the economy in light of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
Specifically, the commission shall take steps that include
- examining the tools and techniques necessary to ensure that federal, state, and local governments can diagnose, isolate, and mitigate the public health and economic impacts of COVID-19;
- evaluating information-sharing policies and practices for essential information between government stakeholders;
- developing recommendations concerning necessary materials;
- evaluating proposals to strengthen the resilience of economic sectors and protect workers who are most vulnerable to disruption from viral pandemics; and
- advising on best practices for strengthening international trade, business, and tourism in a manner that reduces the risk of foreign traveler-related transmission of viral disease.
The bill requires (1) the commission to submit its findings or recommendations to the White House Coronavirus Task Force and Congress and make them available to the public, and (2) the task force to respond in writing to the commission's recommendations or findings and make its response available to the public.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 12, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | May 12, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | May 12, 2020 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | May 12, 2020 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | May 12, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 12, 2020Introduced in Senate
- May 12, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Economic performance and conditions
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Executive Office of the President
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- State and local government operations
- Travel and tourism
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 12, 2020Introduced in Senate
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