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HR 6019 116th Congress House Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Emergency medical services and trauma care Infectious and parasitic diseases

Cure the Coronavirus Act

Introduced: February 28, 2020 Introduced by: Jeffries, Hakeem S. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 28, 2020
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Cure the Coronavirus Act

This bill expands the tropical disease priority review voucher program to include COVID-19 (a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus), thereby providing manufacturers with incentives for development of a vaccine.

What's happening now February 28, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
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Harder, Josh
California · Jun 15, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 14, 2020
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 14, 2020
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 14, 2020
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Feb 28, 2020
KING, PETER
· Feb 28, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6019: Cure the Coronavirus Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6019/
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"H.R. 6019: Cure the Coronavirus Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6019/.
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H.R. 6019, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6019/.
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