House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

COVID Research Act of 2020

H.R. 6599Introduced Apr 23, 2020Policy area: Health

Where it went

IntroducedApr 23, 2020
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 23, 2020 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6599.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LUCAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 77, April 23, 2020, Page H1957):
U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 23, 2020 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 9 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

Brian Babin (R-TX), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Pete Olson (R-TX), Bill Posey (R-FL), Francis Rooney (R-FL), Randy Weber (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank Lucas.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oklahoma in Congress · OK-3 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.