NEW YORK – US Representative Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas), introduced Monday legislation that would establish a pilot program at the US Department of Health and Human Services to award grants supporting clinical laboratories to meet the increased demand in services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The bill, HR 1818, would provide $4.5 billion from 2022 to 2026 to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of clinical laboratory infrastructure to improve SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 testing and response activities.