# 116-hr-8938: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish a standardized procedure for all States to submit weekly reports on hospital policies and metrics related to the response to COVID-19, and for other purposes.

116-hr-8938, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish a standardized procedure for all States to submit weekly reports on hospital policies and metrics related to the response to COVID-19, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8938
- Congress: 116
- Title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish a standardized procedure for all States to submit weekly reports on hospital policies and metrics related to the response to COVID-19, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-12-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires state, territorial, and tribal health departments to report weekly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the surge capacity and availability of personal protective equipment for hospitals in their jurisdictions to respond to increased COVID-19 cases. It also requires hospitals, as a condition of receiving COVID-19 funding, to provide specified data to their respective health departments every two weeks and post online their COVID-19 testing, infection control, and related policies.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9037: National Healthcare Acquired Infection and Medical Error Transparency Act
- 116-hr-8970: Protect Our Civil Liberties Act
- 116-hr-8969: Transportation Oriented Development Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8968: Remote, Coastal, and Small Watersheds Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8939: Late Term Abortion Ban Act
- 116-hr-8932: Protect Women’s Sports Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8938 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8938)

## Related
- [116-hr-9037: National Healthcare Acquired Infection and Medical Error Transparency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9037)
- [116-hr-8970: Protect Our Civil Liberties Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8970)
- [116-hr-8969: Transportation Oriented Development Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8969)
- [116-hr-8968: Remote, Coastal, and Small Watersheds Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8968)
- [116-hr-8939: Late Term Abortion Ban Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8939)
- [116-hr-8932: Protect Women’s Sports Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8932)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8938 (as of 2025-11-18).