A resolution to authorize testimony, documents, and representation in United States v. Wornick.
- Last Action
- 5/25/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-04Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-02-04Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-04 (00)
Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act
This bill expands viral genomic sequencing, disease surveillance, and other public health research activities.
Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must issue guidance on the sequencing of the virus that causes COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Additionally, the CDC must establish a program to strengthen genomic sequencing, analytics, and disease surveillance activities. As part of this program, the CDC must provide grants and technical assistance to health departments to build their capacity to carry out such activities.
Furthermore, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) must carry out a demonstration program to expand an existing program that links different federal data sets for statistical public health research, including research on food insecurity, housing instability, and other social determinants of health. In particular, the program must support linkages with the National Death Index, a database of death records maintained by the NCHS.
Cosponsors (12)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Gary Peters (D-MI)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Angus King (I-ME)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Food assistance and relief
- Genetics
- Government information and archives
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Housing supply and affordability
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Public-private cooperation
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- State and local government operations
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