Coronavirus Testing Capacity Expansion Act
USA116th CongressHR-8167| House
| Updated: 9/4/2020
Charlie Crist
Democratic Representative
Florida
Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Coronavirus Testing Capacity Expansion Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to directly reimburse laboratories for certain tests and related services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency and expands the categories of laboratories eligible for certain COVID-19 relief funding. Specifically, veterinary and biotechnology company laboratories may receive federal COVID-19 funds for activities related to testing. Currently, this funding is limited to academic, commercial, public health, or hospital laboratories.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Health
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureGeneticsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsVeterinary medicine and animal diseases
Coronavirus Testing Capacity Expansion Act
USA116th CongressHR-8167| House
| Updated: 9/4/2020
Coronavirus Testing Capacity Expansion Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to directly reimburse laboratories for certain tests and related services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency and expands the categories of laboratories eligible for certain COVID-19 relief funding. Specifically, veterinary and biotechnology company laboratories may receive federal COVID-19 funds for activities related to testing. Currently, this funding is limited to academic, commercial, public health, or hospital laboratories.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Charlie Crist
Democratic Representative
Florida
Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureGeneticsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsVeterinary medicine and animal diseases