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

USA116th CongressHR-6666| House 
| Updated: 5/1/2020
Bobby L. Rush

Bobby L. Rush

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (73)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants for testing, contact tracing, monitoring, and other activities to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Entities such as federally qualified health centers, nonprofit organizations, and certain hospitals and schools are eligible to receive such grants. In awarding the grants, the CDC shall prioritize applicants that (1) operate in hot spots and medically underserved communities, and (2) agree to hire individuals from the communities where grant activities occur.
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Timeline
May 1, 2020
Introduced in House
May 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • May 1, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 1, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 116-4315: TRACE Act
  • HR 116-8200: EHDC Act of 2020
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsWorker safety and health

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

USA116th CongressHR-6666| House 
| Updated: 5/1/2020
COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants for testing, contact tracing, monitoring, and other activities to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Entities such as federally qualified health centers, nonprofit organizations, and certain hospitals and schools are eligible to receive such grants. In awarding the grants, the CDC shall prioritize applicants that (1) operate in hot spots and medically underserved communities, and (2) agree to hire individuals from the communities where grant activities occur.
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Timeline
May 1, 2020
Introduced in House
May 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • May 1, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 1, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bobby L. Rush

Bobby L. Rush

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (73)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 116-4315: TRACE Act
  • HR 116-8200: EHDC Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsWorker safety and health