HR 726 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

COVID–19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act

Introduced Feb 2, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Bobby L. Rush D-IL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 3, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 2, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act

This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants for testing, contact tracing, monitoring, and other activities to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Entities eligible for these grants include certain clinics and hospitals, nonprofits, and schools.

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 2, 2021.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-PADwight EvansOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-NYGrace MengOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-CARo KhannaOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalFeb 2, 2021
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalFeb 2, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 2, 2021
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 3, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 3, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 2, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 2, 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 19, February 2, 2021, page H280.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 6666COVID–19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) ActReintroduction ofMay 1, 2020

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to conduct diagnostic testing for COVID-19, and related activities such as contact tracing, through mobile health units and, as necessary, at individuals' residences, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
COVID–19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 2, 2021Introduced in House

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