U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 1268
Building COVID–19 Vaccine Confidence Act of 2021
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award targeted grants to State, Tribal, Territorial, and local health departments or nonprofit organizations in geographic locations with racial and ethnic minorities and other vulnerable populations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 to disseminate information regarding the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7
- Introduced
- February 23, 2021, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Health (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
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Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (21)
21 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Carolyn BourdeauxD-GA-7
- Salud O. CarbajalD-CA-24
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9
- Steve CohenD-TN-9
- Adriano EspaillatD-NY-13
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3
- Alcee L. HastingsD-FL-20
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5
- Mondaire JonesD-NY-17
- Carolyn B. MaloneyD-NY-12
- Grace MengD-NY-6
- Jerrold NadlerD-NY-10
- Michael F. Q. San NicolasD-GU-AL
- Mary Gay ScanlonD-PA-5
- Albio SiresD-NJ-8
- Marilyn StricklandD-WA-10
- Ritchie TorresD-NY-15
- Bonnie Watson ColemanD-NJ-12
- Frederica S. WilsonD-FL-24
Signed on later
- André CarsonD-IN-7March 2, 2021
- Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-40April 8, 2021