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116-hr-6600116th Congress

Point-of-Care Testing Prize Competitions Act of 2020

Sponsored By: Representative Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]

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Summary

Point-of-Care Testing Prize Competitions Act of 2020 This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), to conduct a prize competition for institutions of higher education in order to incentivize research on point-of-care testing that is capable of detecting current or past infection with COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and meets other specified criteria. The NIST must assist the NIH with the development of certain validation protocols and standards for the testing.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]

VA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2020

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2020

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 5/5/2020

  • Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 5/8/2020

  • Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 5/8/2020

  • Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 5/12/2020

  • Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/4/2020

  • Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]

    GU • D

    Sponsored 6/4/2020

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