Coronavirus Testing Capacity Expansion Act
United States116th CongressHR-8167House of Representatives
Updated: Sep 4, 2020
Summary
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.
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