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HR 7255 116th Congress House

Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act of 2020

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to health care providers to establish or expand programs dedicated to promoting mental … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to health care providers to establish or expand programs dedicated to promoting mental wellness among their health care workers, including contractors, on the front lines of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 6, 2020 Introduced by: Krishnamoorthi, Raja Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jun 18, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 18, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action June 18, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act of 2020

This bill requires the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to establish a grant program for health care providers to promote mental wellness among frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency must also study mental health and burnout among health care workers.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 15 Republican 2
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Chu, Judy
California · Dec 17, 2020
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 23, 2020
Trone, David
· Oct 23, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 9, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · Oct 9, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 9, 2020
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Sep 11, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Sep 11, 2020
Posey, Bill
· Aug 4, 2020
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jul 27, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 27, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 27, 2020
Loebsack, David
· Jul 27, 2020
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Jul 27, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 21, 2020
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jul 21, 2020
Kildee, Daniel
· Jul 9, 2020
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 6, 2020
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jul 6, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 6, 2020
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 6, 2020
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 29, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 29, 2020
Higgins, Brian
· Jun 29, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Jun 29, 2020
Katko, John
· Jun 18, 2020
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 18, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7255: Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7255/
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"H.R. 7255: Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7255/.
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H.R. 7255, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7255/.
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