# 116-hr-6739: Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act

116-hr-6739, Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL); status Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6739
- Congress: 116
- Title: Ensuring Seniors’ Access to COVID Treatments Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-05-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Seniors' Access to COVID Treatments Act This bill requires prescription drug plans under Medicare and Medicare Advantage to cover drugs that are approved to treat COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without cost-sharing during the public health emergency.

## Related bills

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- 116-hr-8782: Keeping All Students Safe Act
- 116-hr-8591: Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8582: Tradeable Performance Standard Act
- 116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6739 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6739)

## Related
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- [116-hr-8796: To direct the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to jointly con…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8796)
- [116-hr-8782: Keeping All Students Safe Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8782)
- [116-hr-8591: Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8591)
- [116-hr-8582: Tradeable Performance Standard Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8582)
- [116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8433)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6739 (as of 2025-11-18).