# 117-hr-597: Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021

117-hr-597, Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-597
- Congress: 117
- Title: Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Introduced: 2021-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Pandemic Treatment Access and Affordability Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2021-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2021-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-1948: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021
- 117-hconres-19: Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
- 117-hr-1384: Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021
- 117-hr-5: Equality Act
- 117-hr-842: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
- 117-hr-695: USPS Fairness Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-597 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/597)

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- [117-hr-1384: Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1384)
- [117-hr-5: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5)
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- [117-hr-695: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-695)
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