# 116-hr-7618: COVID–19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020

116-hr-7618, COVID–19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7618
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID–19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to health care providers, public health departments, tribal organizations, schools for social workers and health professionals, and other nonprofit entities for bias and anti-racism training to reduce disparities in COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response efforts. In administering these grants, HHS must give priority to, among others, recipients in communities with racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and death rates. In addition, HHS must develop requirements for bias and anti-racism training that aligns with continuing education requirements of applicable state licensing bodies, such as medical boards.

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7618 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7618)

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- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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