# 117-hr-5461: COVID Defense Act

117-hr-5461, COVID Defense Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI); status Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5461
- Congress: 117
- Title: COVID Defense Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2021-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

COVID Defense Act

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5461 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5461)

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