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- H.R.6924
H.R.6924: At-Home Testing Prize Competitions Act of 2020
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced May 19, 2020
- Latest Major Action May 19, 2020
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
3 (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - May 19, 2020
Bill Summary
At-Home Testing Prize Competitions Act of 2020 This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), to conduct a prize competition for institutions of higher education in order to incentivize research on at-home testing that is capable of detecting current or past infection with COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and meets other specified criteria....
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| May 19, 2020 |
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| May 19, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by Donald Beyer (D-Va.) |