H.R. 8192 · 116th Congress
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Barbara Lee
- Introduced
- 2020-09-08
- Latest action
- 2020-09-08 · Introduced in House
Summary
COVID Community Care Act
This bill provides FY2020 supplemental funding for the Department of Health and Human Services and the Indian Health Service to implement programs to prevent and respond to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in medically underserved areas and among tribal populations, respectively. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.