# 116-hr-7286: Quit Because of COVID-19 Act

116-hr-7286, Quit Because of COVID-19 Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7286
- Congress: 116
- Title: Quit Because of COVID-19 Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-06-22
- Sponsor: Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Cosponsors: 41
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Quit Because of COVID-19 Act This bill provides for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage of certain tobacco cessation services during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), as well as for two years after the emergency period ends. Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services and pharmacotherapy, including prescription and nonprescription tobacco cessation agents, that are provided under medical supervision and in accordance with specified guidelines. The bill excludes such items and services from cost-sharing and applies an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate).

## Cosponsors (41)

- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] (D-FL), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7286 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7286)

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