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HR 173 117th Congress House

COVID–19 Prevention and Awareness Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary to make grants and enter into cooperative agreements with entities to expand and support acti… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary to make grants and enter into cooperative agreements with entities to expand and support activities with respect to the prevention and treatment of a covered condition, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 6, 2021 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID-19 Prevention and Awareness Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award various grants to federally qualified health centers and other organizations to prevent, treat, and raise awareness of certain diseases or conditions, such as asthma or cancer, that increase the risk of mortality from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 15
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 3, 2021
Vela, Filemon
· Feb 3, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jan 19, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 12, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 11, 2021
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jan 6, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jan 6, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 6, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 6, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 6, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jan 4, 2021
Maloney, Sean
· Jan 4, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 4, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 4, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Jan 4, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 173: COVID–19 Prevention and Awareness Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-173/
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"H.R. 173: COVID–19 Prevention and Awareness Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-173/.
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H.R. 173, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-173/.
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