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HR 7025 116th Congress House

Diagnostic Testing for Public Health Labs Act of 2020

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to certain public health laboratories to assist such laboratories in meeting the cost of acquiring h… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to certain public health laboratories to assist such laboratories in meeting the cost of acquiring high-throughput diagnostic equipment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 30, 2020 See on congress.gov
Health Health programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsState and local government operations
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 27, 2020
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 Latest action May 27, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Diagnostic Testing for Public Health Labs Act of 2020

This bill establishes a grant program for public health laboratories and other laboratories to purchase high-throughput diagnostic equipment and related supplies to increase testing capacity and expedite test results. High-throughput diagnostic equipment refers to legally marketed equipment and supplies capable of performing multichannel analysis for use in clinical laboratory diagnostic testing.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 30, 2020
Brooks, Susan
· Jun 25, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· Jun 25, 2020
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 28, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7025: Diagnostic Testing for Public Health Labs Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7025/
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"H.R. 7025: Diagnostic Testing for Public Health Labs Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7025/.
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H.R. 7025, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7025/.
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