No Taxpayer Dollars for Communist China COVID Tests Act
Latest action · Mar 4, 2022 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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Taxpayer Dollars for Communist China COVID Tests Act
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to procure at-home COVID-19 tests that are imported from or manufactured (in whole or in part) in China.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2022 to May 24, 2022; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Mar 3, 2022 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Mar 3, 2022 |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Original | Mar 3, 2022 |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Original | Mar 3, 2022 |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Original | Mar 3, 2022 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Mar 3, 2022 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | Mar 3, 2022 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | Mar 3, 2022 |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Original | Mar 3, 2022 |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Original | Mar 3, 2022 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Mar 3, 2022 |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Original | Mar 3, 2022 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Mar 3, 2022 |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Original | Mar 3, 2022 |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Mar 8, 2022 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Mar 11, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Apr 1, 2022 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Apr 4, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | May 3, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Chris Jacobs | May 24, 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 Mar 3, 2022 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 3, 2022Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2022Referred 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. 168, no. 39, March 3, 2022, page H1303.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3565 | No Taxpayer Dollars for Communist China COVID Tests Act | Identical bill | Feb 2, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the use of Federal funds to purchase at-home tests for SARS-CoV-2 that are imported from, or manufactured in, the People's Republic of China.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- No Taxpayer Dollars for Communist China COVID Tests Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Asia
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- China
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Public contracts and procurement
- Trade restrictions
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2022Introduced 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.
