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HR 1818 117th Congress House Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at clinical laboratories that will help to improve SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 testing and response activities, including the expansion and enhancement of testing capacity at such laboratories.

Introduced: March 11, 2021 Introduced by: Fletcher, Lizzie Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 11, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states and localities for improving clinical laboratory infrastructure to expand COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing capacity.

What's happening now March 12, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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