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Ending Discrimination in COVID–19 Treatments Act

USA118th CongressS-171| Senate 
| Updated: 1/31/2023
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Ending Discrimination in COVID-19 Treatments Act This bill prohibits consideration of certain factors in decisions about access to federally provided treatments or vaccines for COVID-19. As a condition of receiving the treatments or vaccines from the federal government, states, localities, and private entities must ensure that specified demographic characteristics (e.g., race, sex, and age) or other characteristics (e.g., vaccination status, veteran status, and political ideology or speech) are not taken into account when determining a patient's eligibility for treatments or vaccines.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3974
Ending Discrimination in COVID–19 Treatments Act
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 31, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3974
    Ending Discrimination in COVID–19 Treatments Act


  • January 31, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 31, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Ending Discrimination in COVID–19 Treatments Act

USA118th CongressS-171| Senate 
| Updated: 1/31/2023
Ending Discrimination in COVID-19 Treatments Act This bill prohibits consideration of certain factors in decisions about access to federally provided treatments or vaccines for COVID-19. As a condition of receiving the treatments or vaccines from the federal government, states, localities, and private entities must ensure that specified demographic characteristics (e.g., race, sex, and age) or other characteristics (e.g., vaccination status, veteran status, and political ideology or speech) are not taken into account when determining a patient's eligibility for treatments or vaccines.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3974
Ending Discrimination in COVID–19 Treatments Act
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 31, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3974
    Ending Discrimination in COVID–19 Treatments Act


  • January 31, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 31, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted