H.R. 8167 · 116th Congress
Coronavirus Testing Capacity Expansion Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Charlie Crist
- Introduced
- 2020-09-04
- Latest action
- 2020-09-04 · Introduced in House
Summary
Coronavirus Testing Capacity Expansion Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to directly reimburse laboratories for certain tests and related services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency and expands the categories of laboratories eligible for certain COVID-19 relief funding.
Specifically, veterinary and biotechnology company laboratories may receive federal COVID-19 funds for activities related to testing. Currently, this funding is limited to academic, commercial, public health, or hospital laboratories.