# 116-hr-6822: National Public Health Corps Act of 2020

116-hr-6822, National Public Health Corps Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6822
- Congress: 116
- Title: National Public Health Corps Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-05-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

National Public Health Corps Act of 2020 This bill directs the National Civilian Community Corps to establish a national public health service program as a component of the Corps program to ensure the preparation and assignment of participants under such program to units which shall serve service sites in response to public health emergencies, including the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-6822 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6822)

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- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
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- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
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