Bennet, Gardner, Romney, Sinema Introduce Legislation to Modernize Disease Detection to Help Stimulate Economy
The TEST Act Will Enhance Collaboration and Improve Federal Support for State and Local Public Health Departments
Jul 02, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) and U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) introduced the Timely and Effective Systematic Testing (TEST) Act, sweeping legislation to strengthen the nation’s health preparedness efforts for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) recovery and future pandemics by requiring a plan for diagnostic testing and public health system integration to better detect infectious diseases, prevent outbreaks, and avoid future economic shutdowns related to pandemics.