Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress.
- Last Action
- 3/11/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-01-06Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2021-01-06Introduced in House
- 2021-01-06Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-01-06 (00)
COVID-19 Cold Storage Expansion Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse health care providers for costs to obtain and operate certain equipment capable of maintaining cold storage of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines.
To receive this reimbursement, health care providers must sign an agreement to participate in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-19 Vaccination Program. The agreement sets out prioritization, reporting, and other requirements for the program.
Cosponsors (12)
- Albio Sires (D-NJ)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
Subjects
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Lighting, heating, cooling
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