# 116-hr-6872: SOS Act of 2020

116-hr-6872, SOS Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6872
- Congress: 116
- Title: SOS Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Sending Outside Support Act of 2020 or the SOS Act of 2020 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to distribute funds to allow states to establish strike teams that may be deployed to skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities with cases of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to help with clinical care, infection control, or staffing.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7806: SOS Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6872 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6872)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7806: SOS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7806)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6872 (as of 2025-11-18).