A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to make testing for the coronavirus disease 19 available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility.
USA116th CongressS-3507| Senate
| Updated: 3/17/2020
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic Senator
Wisconsin
Armed Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to make available, to specified servicemembers, testing for the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). The bill requires that testing be made available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility (presently including 20 nations in the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia). DOD shall report on policies or protocols provided to members of the Armed Forces regarding testing.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National Security
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependents
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to make testing for the coronavirus disease 19 available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility.
USA116th CongressS-3507| Senate
| Updated: 3/17/2020
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to make available, to specified servicemembers, testing for the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). The bill requires that testing be made available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility (presently including 20 nations in the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia). DOD shall report on policies or protocols provided to members of the Armed Forces regarding testing.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic Senator
Wisconsin
Armed Services Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependents