COVID–19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020
Latest action · Jul 21, 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.
- IntroducedJul 21, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to health care providers, public health departments, tribal organizations, schools for social workers and health professionals, and other nonprofit entities for bias and anti-racism training to reduce disparities in COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response efforts.
In administering these grants, HHS must give priority to, among others, recipients in communities with racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and death rates. In addition, HHS must develop requirements for bias and anti-racism training that aligns with continuing education requirements of applicable state licensing bodies, such as medical boards.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 21, 2020 to Jul 22, 2020, with 14 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jul 22, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jul 21, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7618 | COVID–19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Jul 16, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Community life and organization
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Education programs funding
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Hospital care
- Immunology and vaccination
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medical education
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
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