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H.R. 6299 116th Congress House

Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020

Official title: To provide for the rapid coverage of preventive services and vaccines for COVID-19.

Introduced: March 19, 2020 Introduced by: Joe Courtney Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Health Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insurance
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Health care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseases
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 19, 2020
Introduced in House
Mar 19, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action March 19, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020

This bill shortens the time frame under which private health insurance plans must cover certain new preventative services related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Under current law, health plans have one year to cover services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Under this bill, health plans must cover such services to prevent or diagnose COVID-19 within 15 days.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 6379 Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • HR 748 CARES Act
  • S 3505 Rapid Coverage for Coronavirus Vaccines Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 19, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6299: Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6299/
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"H.R. 6299: Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6299/.
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H.R. 6299, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6299/.
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