Building COVID–19 Vaccine Confidence Act of 2021
Latest action · Feb 24, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 23, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Act of 2021
This bill establishes a program to disseminate information about COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccinations.
To carry out this program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must award grants to health departments and certain nonprofits. In awarding the grants, the CDC must coordinate with the Office of Minority Health and, as appropriate, other federal partners.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 23, 2021 to Apr 8, 2021; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-GA | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Mar 2, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Apr 8, 2021 |
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 Feb 23, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 24, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 23, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 23, 2021Referred 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. 167, no. 34, February 23, 2021, page H589.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award targeted grants to State, Tribal, Territorial, and local health departments or nonprofit organizations in geographic locations with racial and ethnic minorities and other vulnerable populations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 to disseminate information regarding the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Building COVID–19 Vaccine Confidence Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Immunology and vaccination
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Minority health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2021Introduced 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.
