A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 16, 2021)
COVID Community Care Act
This bill provides FY2021 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to the HHS Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund and the Indian Health Service for implementing programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 in medically underserved communities and among tribal populations, respectively.
The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
What just happenedMar 16, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 16, 2021
- Mar 16, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Mar 16, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate