# 116-hr-6231: Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020

116-hr-6231, Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6231
- Congress: 116
- Title: Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-03-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnostic tests for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without imposing cost sharing. The requirement applies only: (1) to tests designated by the Department of Health and Human Services, and (2) during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020. The bill also shortens to 15 business days the time frame under which the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices must issue a recommendation after a vaccine intended to treat or prevent COVID-19 is licensed by the Food and Drug Administration.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 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-6222: Ensuring Affordable 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-6231 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6231)

## 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-6222: Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6222)
- [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-6231 (as of 2025-11-18).