# 116-hr-8921: COVID–19 Cold Storage Expansion Act of 2020

116-hr-8921, COVID–19 Cold Storage Expansion Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8921
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID–19 Cold Storage Expansion Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-12-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID-19 Cold Storage Expansion Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse health care providers for costs to obtain and operate certain equipment capable of maintaining cold storage of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8921 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8921)

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- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8433)
- [116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8402)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8921 (as of 2025-11-18).