# 116-hr-6244: To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program.

116-hr-6244, To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (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-6244
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-03-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) testing and related visits to be covered without cost-sharing under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6244 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6244)

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- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7806: SOS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7806)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6244 (as of 2025-11-18).