H.R. 1371 · 117th Congress

Crush the Virus Act of 2021

Introduced on Feb 25, 2021 by Tom Reed (R-NY-23). Latest action (Feb 25, 2021): Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 25, 2021
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Appropriations
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Drug therapy
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  • Genetics
  • Government information and archives
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health personnel
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Immunology and vaccination
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Manufacturing
  • Medical research
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Mental health
  • Military procurement, research, weapons development
  • Minority health
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Research administration and funding
  • Research and development
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Strategic materials and reserves
  • U.S. territories and protectorates
  • Worker safety and health

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 25, 2021). Public domain.

Crush the Virus Act of 2021

This bill provides supplemental appropriations to several federal agencies for activities and equipment to respond to COVID-19.

Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The bill provides the appropriations for

  • distributing and administering vaccines;
  • researching and developing vaccines, therapeutics, and medical supplies;
  • testing, contact tracing, and mitigation activities;
  • disaster relief;
  • medical supplies and equipment;
  • personal protective equipment;
  • reimbursing health care providers for health care related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to COVID-19;
  • block grants for community mental health services; and
  • block grants for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Tom ReedR-NY-23Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 25, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 25, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 25, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Feb 25, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.