TREAT Long COVID Act
- Last Action
- 5/12/2023
Actions
- 2023-05-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-05-11Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2023-05-11Introduced in House
- 2023-05-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-05-11 (00)
Targeting Resources for Equitable Access to Treatment for Long COVID Act or the TREAT Long COVID Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to create or expand the capacity of clinics that treat patients with persistent, long-term symptoms following recovery from acute COVID-19 (i.e., Long COVID) and associated conditions. Eligible recipients include federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, urban Indian health centers, and state and local health departments.
Cosponsors (20)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- Katie Porter (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Troy Carter (D-LA)
- Ami Bera (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
- Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
Subjects
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health programs administration and funding
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Rural conditions and development
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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