# 116-hr-6666: COVID–19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act

116-hr-6666, COVID–19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (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-6666
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID–19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-05-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 73
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants for testing, contact tracing, monitoring, and other activities to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Entities such as federally qualified health centers, nonprofit organizations, and certain hospitals and schools are eligible to receive such grants. In awarding the grants, the CDC shall prioritize applicants that (1) operate in hot spots and medically underserved communities, and (2) agree to hire individuals from the communities where grant activities occur.

## Cosponsors (73)

- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6666 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6666)

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