I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6585 
To require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect and 
report certain data concerning COVID–19. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2020 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. BASS, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, 
Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BISHOP of 
Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. BROWN of 
Maryland, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. CASTOR of Flor-
ida, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. CLAY, Mr. 
CORREA, Mr. CROW, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DEGETTE, 
Mrs. DEMINGS, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, 
Ms. FUDGE, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 
HAALAND, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. JEFFRIES, 
Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 
KENNEDY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mrs. 
LAWRENCE, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MENG, Ms. 
MOORE, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEGUSE, 
Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. 
PLASKETT, Mr. POCAN, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. 
SCANLON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT 
of Virginia, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOTO, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mrs. 
TRAHAN, 
Ms. 
UNDERWOOD, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Ms. WATERS, Ms. WILD, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. DEFA-
ZIO, and Ms. SPANBERGER) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
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A BILL 
To require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
to collect and report certain data concerning COVID–19. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equitable Data Collec-
tion and Disclosure on COVID–19 Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The World Health Organization (WHO) de-
clared COVID–19 a ‘‘Public Health Emergency of 
International Concern’’ on January 30, 2020. By 
late March 2020, there have been over 470,000 con-
firmed cases of, and 20,000 deaths associated with, 
COVID–19 worldwide. 
(2) In the United States, cases of COVID–19 
have quickly surpassed those across the world, and 
as of April 12, 2020, over 500,000 cases and 20,000 
deaths have been reported in the United States 
alone. 
(3) Early reporting on racial inequities in 
COVID–19 testing and treatment have renewed calls 
for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
and other relevant subagencies within the Depart-
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ment of Health and Human Services to publicly re-
lease racial and demographic information to better 
inform the pandemic response, specifically in com-
munities of color and in Limited English Proficient 
(LEP) communities. 
(4) The burden of morbidity and mortality in 
the United States has historically fallen dispropor-
tionately on marginalized communities (those who 
suffer the most from great public health needs and 
are the most medically underserved). 
(5) Historically, structures and systems, such 
as racism, ableism and class oppression, have ren-
dered affected individuals more vulnerable to inequi-
ties and have prevented people from achieving their 
optimal health even when there is not a crisis of 
pandemic proportions. 
(6) Significant differences in access to health 
care, specifically to primary health care providers, 
health care information, and greater perceived dis-
crimination in health care place communities of 
color, individuals with disabilities, and LEP individ-
uals at greater risk of receiving delayed, and per-
haps poorer, health care. 
(7) Stark racial inequities across the United 
States, including unequal access to stable housing, 
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