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H.R. 8938

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish a standardized procedure for all States to submit weekly reports on hospital policies and metrics related to the response to COVID-19, and for other purposes.

This bill requires state, territorial, and tribal health departments to report weekly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the surge capacity and availability of personal protective equipment for hospitals in their jurisdictions to respond to increased COVID-19 cases. It also requires hospitals, as a condition of receiving COVID-19 funding, to provide specified data to their respective health departments every two weeks and post online their COVID-19 testing, infection control, and related policies.

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2](D-HI)Sponsor
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    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
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    Introduced in House

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    Introduced in House

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