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Protect our Children from COVID–19 Act

Introduced: June 4, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 27, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 27, 2020
Introduced in House
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Protect our Children from COVID-19 Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study the role of children in transmitting the virus that causes COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus disease 2019) and disseminate best practices to protect children and adults from the disease in educational settings. HHS must complete these activities by August 1, 2020, and update both the study and best practices quarterly until the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

What's happening now May 27, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 9 Republican 4
D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Nov 16, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jul 20, 2020
Lamb, Conor
· Jul 20, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Jul 16, 2020
 R
Steil, Bryan
Wisconsin · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jul 2, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Jul 1, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 22, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jun 4, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jun 4, 2020
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Jun 4, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Jun 4, 2020
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jun 1, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 1, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 1, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 1, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· May 27, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7029: Protect our Children from COVID–19 Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7029/
MLA
"H.R. 7029: Protect our Children from COVID–19 Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7029/.
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H.R. 7029, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7029/.
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[H.R. 7029: Protect our Children from COVID–19 Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7029/)
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