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Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020

Introduced: June 1, 2020 Introduced by: Crow, Jason Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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May 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
May 12, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Budget, 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.
May 12, 2020
Introduced in House
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Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020

This bill establishes and expands programs to bring on individuals to perform public health functions, such as contact tracing and vaccine administration, to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency and meet other public health needs after that emergency ends.

The bill provides funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a Health Force to recruit and train individuals for roles in public health and health care. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. Among other activities, the CDC must award grants to, or enter into contracts with, states and other jurisdictions to hire and deploy Health Force personnel.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency must hire and train additional individuals for its Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees. These employees may be detailed to certain federal agencies or to state, local, or tribal governments to support efforts with respect to COVID-19 and other disasters and emergencies.

What's happening now May 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Related & companion bills 1
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 14
Lawson, Al
· Jun 15, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jun 1, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· May 15, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 12, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 12, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · May 12, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 12, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· May 12, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 12, 2020
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · May 12, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 12, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 12, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 12, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · May 12, 2020
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · May 12, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 12, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · May 12, 2020
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · May 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6808: Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6808/
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