TREAT Long COVID Act
Latest action · Apr 8, 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.
- IntroducedApr 7, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Targeting Resources for Equitable Access to Treatment for Long COVID Act or the TREAT Long COVID Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to create or expand the capacity of clinics that treat patients with persistent, long-term symptoms following recovery from acute COVID-19 (i.e., Long COVID). Eligible recipients include federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, urban Indian health centers, and state and local health departments.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 7, 2022 to Sep 29, 2022; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Apr 27, 2022 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Apr 27, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 27, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Apr 27, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Apr 27, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Apr 27, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | May 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | May 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | May 13, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | May 16, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | May 16, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | May 17, 2022 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | May 17, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | May 17, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | May 17, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | May 17, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 23, 2022 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jun 23, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jul 11, 2022 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jul 11, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 29, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Aug 12, 2022 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 22, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Sep 22, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 29, 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 Apr 7, 2022 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 8, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 7, 2022Introduced in House
- Apr 7, 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. 62, April 7, 2022, page H4435.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-1 | CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE U.S. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY SECTORS436 pages | Agriculture Committee | Feb 25, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3258 | TREAT Long COVID Act | Reintroduced Bill | May 12, 2023 |
| S 4015 | TREAT Long COVID Act | Related bill | Apr 6, 2022 |
Titles 3
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 for creating or enhancing capacity to treat patients with Long COVID through a multidisciplinary approach.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- TREAT Long COVID Act
- Targeting Resources for Equitable Access to Treatment for Long COVID Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health programs administration and funding
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Rural conditions and development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 7, 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.
