# 116-hr-6444: Stop COVID Act of 2020

116-hr-6444, Stop COVID Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6444
- Congress: 116
- Title: Stop COVID Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-04-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop China-Originated Viral Infectious Diseases Act of 2020 or the Stop COVID Act of 2020 This bill limits the immunity of foreign states from suit in the United States. Specifically, it bars immunity for a foreign state in cases where the foreign state, whether intentionally or unintentionally, discharges a biological weapon in the United States or that results in the bodily injury of a U.S. citizen.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2020-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2020-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-6407: To rescind the appropriation made to the Kennedy Center in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6444 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6444)

## Related
- [116-hr-6407: To rescind the appropriation made to the Kennedy Center in the Coronavirus Aid,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6407)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6444 (as of 2025-11-18).