# 116-hr-6222: Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020

116-hr-6222, Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6222
- Congress: 116
- Title: Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-03-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 This bill shortens the time frame under which private health insurance plans must cover certain new preventative services related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Under current law, health plans have one year to cover services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Under this bill, health plans must cover such services to prevent, diagnose, and treat COVID-19 within 15 days.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9038: COVID–19 Consumer Protection Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7481: RESTART Act
- 116-hr-6231: Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4995: Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4779: To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes.

## Sources
- [116-hr-6222 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6222)

## Related
- [116-hr-9038: COVID–19 Consumer Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9038)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7481: RESTART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7481)
- [116-hr-6231: Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6231)
- [116-hr-4995: Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4995)
- [116-hr-4779: To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers b…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4779)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6222 (as of 2025-11-18).