# 116-hr-5997: Emergency Response Coordinator Act of 2020

116-hr-5997, Emergency Response Coordinator Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5997
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5997
- Congress: 116
- Title: Emergency Response Coordinator Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-02-27
- Sponsor: ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Emergency Response Coordinator Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to designate an official within the department to coordinate federal efforts with respect to COVID-19 (a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus).

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8744: Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8707: Middle East Advanced Military Technology Protection Act
- 116-hr-8496: SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act
- 116-hr-8465: SHAPE Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8438: Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5997 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5997)

## Related
- [116-hr-8744: Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8744)
- [116-hr-8707: Middle East Advanced Military Technology Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8707)
- [116-hr-8496: SPEEDY COVID-19 Tests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8496)
- [116-hr-8465: SHAPE Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8465)
- [116-hr-8438: Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8438)
- [116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8433)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5997 (as of 2025-11-18).