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Ensuring Understanding of COVID–19 to Protect Public Health Act

Introduced: May 5, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 5, 2020
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Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act

This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to conduct a longitudinal study on the health impacts of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The NIH must provide public summaries of findings on specified timelines.

What's happening now May 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
  • S 3595 Identical bill Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act
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Burgess, Michael
· May 5, 2020
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 5, 2020
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · May 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6701: Ensuring Understanding of COVID–19 to Protect Public Health Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6701/
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"H.R. 6701: Ensuring Understanding of COVID–19 to Protect Public Health Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6701/.
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H.R. 6701, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6701/.
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