# 116-hr-8811: COVID–19 Data Accuracy Act

116-hr-8811, COVID–19 Data Accuracy Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8811
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID–19 Data Accuracy Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-11-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID-19 Data Accuracy Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to initiate an inquiry within seven days and report on the impact of certain changes to hospital reporting requirements for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on data quality, transparency, and access. The White House's Coronavirus Task Force revised the process for hospitals to report COVID-19 data on July 13, 2020; previously, hospitals reported data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) instead of to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). To facilitate the inquiry, HHS must provide the GAO with direct access to relevant information systems. The GAO must present its findings within 45 days, and HHS must then respond to the findings and rectify any issues identified within 7 days. HHS must also, in coordination with the CDC, develop a process within 30 days to correct inaccuracies in the COVID-19 data. In addition, the GAO must issue reports that address, for example, the impact of the changes to reporting requirements on federal and nonfederal entities, such as hospitals, states, and other jurisdictions, and information about how the decision to change those requirements was made.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8811 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8811)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8811 (as of 2025-11-18).