# 117-hres-245: Calling for renewed, decisive, and robust international collaboration and coordination to fight COVID-19 across Africa.

117-hres-245, Calling for renewed, decisive, and robust international collaboration and coordination to fight COVID-19 across Africa., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-245
- Congress: 117
- Title: Calling for renewed, decisive, and robust international collaboration and coordination to fight COVID-19 across Africa.
- Status: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute.
- Introduced: 2021-03-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 37
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Calling for renewed, decisive, and robust international collaboration and coordination to fight COVID-19 across Africa.

## Cosponsors (37)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2021-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2021-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2021-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hres-245 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/245)

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