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HR 7634 116th Congress House

Isolate COVID–19 Act of 2020

Official title: To reduce the spread of COVID-19 through payments to States to lease hotels to temporarily house, on a voluntary basis, eligible individuals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 16, 2020 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 16, 2020
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 Latest action July 16, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Isolate COVID-19 Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to provide payments to states, tribes, and territories in order to lease hotels to temporarily house individuals with confirmed or presumed cases of COVID-19 who are unable to self-isolate at home and do not need inpatient or outpatient health care.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 20, 2020
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jul 16, 2020
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jul 16, 2020
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jul 16, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Jul 16, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7634: Isolate COVID–19 Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7634/
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"H.R. 7634: Isolate COVID–19 Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7634/.
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H.R. 7634, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7634/.
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[H.R. 7634: Isolate COVID–19 Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7634/)
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