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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…

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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.

Introduced: March 19, 2020 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 19, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 19, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6310: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6310/
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"H.R. 6310: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6310/.
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H.R. 6310, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6310/.
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[H.R. 6310: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6310/)
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