National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021
Latest action · Feb 25, 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 24, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021
This bill temporarily establishes, in the legislative branch, the Commission on the Coronavirus Pandemic in the United States and sets out its powers, duties, and membership.
The commission must investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. This investigation must include the preparedness for and response to the disease by federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local governments. The commission terminates 120 days after the submission of its final report.
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must monitor the implementation of any recommendations identified by the commission.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 24, 2021 to Aug 12, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Feb 24, 2021 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Aug 12, 2022 |
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 24, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 25, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 24, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 24, 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. 35, February 24, 2021, page H618.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46994 | Proposals for a COVID-19 Congressional Advisory Commission in the 117th Congress: A Comparative Analysis | Report | Dec 20, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 412 | National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Feb 24, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Commission on the Coronavirus Pandemic in the United States.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Economic performance and conditions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Higher education
- Hospital care
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Immigrant health and welfare
- Immunology and vaccination
- Income tax deferral
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- Landlord and tenant
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Military civil functions
- Minority health
- Rural conditions and development
- State and local government operations
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
- Unemployment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 24, 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.
