# 116-hr-6019: Cure the Coronavirus Act

116-hr-6019, Cure the Coronavirus Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6019
- Congress: 116
- Title: Cure the Coronavirus Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-02-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Cure the Coronavirus Act This bill expands the tropical disease priority review voucher program to include COVID-19 (a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus), thereby providing manufacturers with incentives for development of a vaccine.

## Cosponsors (8)

- PETER KING (R-NY), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6019 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6019)

## Related
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6019 (as of 2025-11-18).