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H.R. 7286: Quit Because of COVID-19 Act

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H.R. 7286: Quit Because of COVID-19 Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-06-22 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-06-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Quit Because of COVID-19 Act

Plain summary

Quit Because of COVID-19 Act This bill provides for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage of certain tobacco cessation services during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), as well as for two years after the emergency period ends. Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services and pharmacotherapy, including prescription and nonprescription tobacco cessation agents, that are provided under medical supervision and in accordance with specified guidelines. The bill excludes such items and services from cost-sharing and applies an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate).

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Official text

Quit Because of COVID-19 Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] · 41 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Diana DeGette (D-CO), Darren Soto (D-FL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Angie Craig (D-MN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Paul Tonko (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr7286 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116