# 116-hr-8017: MOTION Act

116-hr-8017, MOTION Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8017
- Congress: 116
- Title: MOTION Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-08-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 50
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Mobile Options for Testing In Our Neighborhoods Act or the MOTION Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants within 120 days to, among others, specified health facilities, governmental health departments, and nonprofits for establishing or maintaining mobile testing programs for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and the virus that causes it. In awarding these grants, HHS must take into account certain state-based plans for COVID-19 testing and give priority to applicants that serve communities with limited access to transportation, medically underserved populations, and areas with shortages of health professionals.

## Cosponsors (50)

- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2020-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2020-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8017 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8017)

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