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Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act

Introduced: May 4, 2020 Introduced by: Rosen, Jacky Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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May 4, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 4, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act

This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to conduct a longitudinal study on the health impacts of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The NIH must provide public summaries of findings on specified timelines.

What's happening now May 4, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
  • HR 6701 Identical bill Ensuring Understanding of COVID–19 to Protect Public Health Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7 Republican 2
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 10, 2020
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Oct 25, 2020
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Oct 1, 2020
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 29, 2020
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Sep 29, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 23, 2020
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Aug 5, 2020
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jul 28, 2020
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Jul 28, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3595: Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3595/
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"S. 3595: Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3595/.
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S. 3595, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3595/.
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