Health Force, Resilience Force, and Jobs To Fight COVID–19 Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 25, 2021)
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 just happenedFeb 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 25, 2021
- Feb 4, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee - Feb 2, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jan 25, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Budget Committee - Jan 25, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Jan 25, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jan 25, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 25, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House