COVID–19 Prevention and Awareness Act of 2021
Latest action · Feb 2, 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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
COVID-19 Prevention and Awareness Act of 2021
This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award various grants to federally qualified health centers and other organizations to prevent, treat, and raise awareness of certain diseases or conditions, such as asthma or cancer, that increase the risk of mortality from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2021 to Feb 3, 2021; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jan 6, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 6, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 6, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Jan 6, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jan 6, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jan 12, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jan 12, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jan 19, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Jan 19, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Feb 3, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Feb 3, 2021 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Feb 3, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 3, 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 Jan 4, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 3, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 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. 2, January 4, 2021, page H55.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary to make grants and enter into cooperative agreements with entities to expand and support activities with respect to the prevention and treatment of a covered condition, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- COVID–19 Prevention and Awareness Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 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.
