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Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs To Fight COVID–19 Act of 2021

Introduced: January 22, 2021 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act of 2021

This bill establishes and expands programs to bring on individuals to perform public health functions, such as contact tracing and vaccine administration, to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency and meet future public health needs.

The bill provides funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a Health Force. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. To establish the force, the CDC must award grants within 30 days to state, tribal, territorial, and local governments and community health centers to recruit and train individuals for roles in public health and health care.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must hire and train additional individuals for its Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees. These employees may be detailed to certain federal agencies or to state, local, or tribal governments to support response efforts related to COVID-19 or other disasters or emergencies.

What's happening now January 22, 2021

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

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Cosponsors 13

Luján, Ben Ray

New Mexico · Feb 12, 2021

Cortez Masto, Catherine

Minnesota · Feb 1, 2021

Bennet, Michael F.

Colorado · Jan 22, 2021

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Jan 22, 2021

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Jan 22, 2021

Duckworth, Tammy

Illinois · Jan 22, 2021

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Jan 22, 2021

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Jan 22, 2021

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Jan 22, 2021

Schatz, Brian

Hawaii · Jan 22, 2021

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Jan 22, 2021

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