No Taxpayer Dollars for Communist China COVID Tests Act

Bill: 118-hr-6668
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2023-12-07
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Asia

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

China

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health programs administration and funding

Health technology, devices, supplies

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Public contracts and procurement

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2023-12-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-12-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No Taxpayer Dollars for Communist China COVID Tests Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to procure at-home COVID-19 tests that are imported from or manufactured (in whole or in part) in China or that are manufactured by any subsidiary of a Chinese company.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6668 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 7, 2023 Mrs. Harshbarger (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Norman , Mr. Jackson of Texas , and Mr. Dunn of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds to purchase at-home tests for SARS–CoV–2 from certain foreign entities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Taxpayer Dollars for Communist China COVID Tests Act . 2. Prohibition on using Federal funds to purchase certain tests Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used to purchase any at-home test for SARS–CoV–2 that is— (1) manufactured, in whole or in part, in the People’s Republic of China; (2) imported from the People’s Republic of China; or (3) manufactured by any entity that is a subsidiary of a Chinese company.