HR 6310
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
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.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 19, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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