U.S. and Global Response to COVID-19

March 05, 2020

Global Health Council has compiled detailed information about what the US government, other governments, and WHO are doing to address the spread of COVID-19.
This post was last updated on March 15, 2021.

U.S. Response

The Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Response Team is meeting daily and communicating regularly.

Legislation:

H.R.1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was signed into law by President Biden on March 12, 2021.

H.R. 6201: Families First Coronavirus Act was signed into law by President Trump on March 18, 2020.

  • A section-by-section summary can be found here.

H.R. 6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act was signed into law by President Trump on March 6, 2020.

  • A full summary can be found here.
  • A summary of oversight provisions can be found here.

H.R. 748, The CARES Act, was signed into law on March 27, 2020. A summary can be found here.

H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, passed both chambers and President Trump signed the bill into law on April 24, 2020.

H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act passed the House on May 15, 2020. The bill passed 208-199.

 Other U.S. Government Information/Action:

Global Response

International Funding Commitments:

*not an exhaustive list

World Health Organization:

 

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This post was written by Rebecca Daedalus, Advocacy & Community Partnerships Coordinator, and Kiki Kalkstein, Director of Advocacy and Engagement.