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TEST Act

USA116th CongressS-4163| Senate 
| Updated: 7/2/2020
Cory Gardner

Cory Gardner

Republican Senator

Colorado

Cosponsors (3)
Mitt Romney (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Timely and Effective Systematic Testing Act or the TEST Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, the Government Accountability Office, and others to incorporate laboratory data and lessons from recent public health emergencies in grants, reports, and other activities focused on biosurveillance, electronic case reporting, and interoperability of public health and health care data systems.
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Timeline
Jul 2, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 2, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 2, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 2, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Department of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMinority healthState and local government operations

TEST Act

USA116th CongressS-4163| Senate 
| Updated: 7/2/2020
Timely and Effective Systematic Testing Act or the TEST Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, the Government Accountability Office, and others to incorporate laboratory data and lessons from recent public health emergencies in grants, reports, and other activities focused on biosurveillance, electronic case reporting, and interoperability of public health and health care data systems.
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Timeline
Jul 2, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 2, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 2, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 2, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cory Gardner

Cory Gardner

Republican Senator

Colorado

Cosponsors (3)
Mitt Romney (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Department of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMinority healthState and local government operations