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H.R. 6585: Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID–19 Act

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H.R. 6585: Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID–19 Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-04-21 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-04-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID–19 Act

Plain summary

Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act This bill establishes the Commission on Ensuring Health Equity During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and adds reporting requirements for certain demographic data related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Among other activities, the commission must (1) determine approaches to using data to reduce demographic disparities in COVID-19 prevalence and outcomes, and (2) submit findings and recommendations to Congress on a specified timeline until the end of the public health emergency. During the public health emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must publish, and update daily, data on COVID-19 testing, treatment, and outcomes that is disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and other demographic characteristics on the CDC website. In addition, the Indian Health Service shall consult with tribes with respect to COVID-19 data collection and reporting. The Department of Health and Human Services must make a summary of final statistics related to COVID-19 publicly available and report specified information to Congress within 60 days of the end of the public health emergency.

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Official text

Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID–19 Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · 97 cosponsors

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Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), John B. Larson (D-CT), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and 37 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] reported raising $456,272 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong116-hr6585 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116