COVID-19 in Congress

COVID-19 in Congress

We’re tracking Congress’s response to COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Below you’ll find information on legislative actions and 50 Members of Congress who are or have been quarantined, tested positive for COVID-19, or came in contact with someone with COVID-19.
Legislative Actions
H.R. 6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 — Enacted March 4, 2020. Provided $8.3 billion in emergency funding for federal agencies to respond to the coronavirus outbreak related to developing a vaccine, medical supplies, grants for public health agencies, small business loans, and assistance for health systems in other countries. Allowed for temporarily waiving Medicare restrictions and requirements regarding telehealth services.

H.R. 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act — Enacted March 18, 2020. Guaranteed free coronavirus testing, established paid leave, enhanced unemployment insurance, expanded food security initiatives, and increased federal Medicaid funding.

H.R. 748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act — Enacted March 27, 2020. A $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, which will send $1,200 to each American making $75,000 a year or less, add $600/week to unemployment benefits for four months, give $100 billion to hospitals and health providers, make $500 billion of loans or investments to businesses, states and municipalities, and $32 billion in grants to the airline industry, and more.
coronavirus.skoposlabs.com — Other legislative activities and federal regulations tracked by Skopos Labs

Policy analysis: CRS reports related to COVID-19 (everycrsreport.com), Oversight & Policy Resources (POGO)
Affected Legislators

In all, 50 representatives and senators are or have self-quarantined or took other action, or no action, after coming in contact with someone with COVID-19 or testing positive for COVID-19 themselves.

In the Senate, out of 53 Republicans, 3 are currently self-quarantined, leaving 50; out of 47 Democrats (and independents that caucus with them), 0 are currently self-quarantined, leaving 47. In the House, out of 232 Democrats, 12 are currently self-quarantined, leaving 220; out of 199 Republicans, 3 are currently self-quarantined, leaving 196; out of 1 Independent, 0 are currently self-quarantined, leaving 1.

In the charts below, the duration of each self-quarantine is indicated.

SENATORS

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The chart has 1 X axis displaying Time. Range: 2020-03-08 19:12:00 to 2020-03-29 04:48:00.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying categories.


SenatorsCruz (TX)Graham (SC)Scott (FL)Gardner (CO)Lee (UT)Romney (UT)Thune (SD)Paul (KY)Cantwell (WA)Brown (OH)Manchin (WV)Rubio (FL)Johnson (WI)Carper (DE)Self-QuarantinedTested Positive for COVID-19Other10. Mar12. Mar14. Mar16. Mar18. Mar20. Mar22. Mar24. Mar26. Mar28. Mar123456


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REPRESENTATIVES

Chart with 3 data series.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Time. Range: 2020-03-08 19:12:00 to 2020-03-29 04:48:00.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying categories.


RepresentativesGaetz (FL-1)Brownley (CA-26)Collins (GA-9)Gosar (AZ-4)Meadows (NC-11)Beyer (VA-8)Yarmuth (KY-3)Schiff (CA-28)Moore (WI-4)Luján (NM-3)Crow (CO-6)Cartwright (PA-8)Ferguson (GA-3)Scalise (LA-1)Wagner (MO-2)Murphy (FL-7)Rice (NY-4)Horn (OK-5)Wilson (FL-24)Cole (OK-4)Brindisi (NY-22)Price (NC-4)Davids (KS-3)Gonzalez (TX-15)Kim (NJ-3)Gottheimer (NJ-5)Porter (CA-45)Moulton (MA-6)Fletcher (TX-7)Pressley (MA-7)Diaz-Balart (FL-25)McAdams (UT-4)Cunningham (SC-1)Kelly (PA-16)Gohmert (TX-1)Schweikert (AZ-6)Self-QuarantinedTested Positive for COVID-19Other10. Mar12. Mar14. Mar16. Mar18. Mar20. Mar22. Mar24. Mar26. Mar28. Mar12345678910111213141516171819202122


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Date	Legislator	Event	Action	Links
3/09/20	Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL-1)	contact with CPAC attendee who tested positive	self-quarantined until 3/12/2020, tested negative	tweet tweet
3/09/20	Rep. Julia Brownley (CA-26)	contact with someone who tested positive	self-quarantined until 3/18/2020, DC office to telework	tweet tweet
3/09/20	Sen. Ted Cruz (TX)	contact with two people who tested positive at different times	self-quarantined, extended quarantine after found out about contact with second person who tested positive, tested negative, exited quarantine 3/17/2020	tweet tweet
3/09/20	Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-1)	contact	took no action	tweet
3/09/20	Rep. Doug Collins (GA-9)	contact	self-quarantined until 3/12/2020	tweet
3/09/20	Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-4)	contact	self-quarantined until 3/13/2020	tweet tweet
3/09/20	Rep. Mark Meadows (NC-11)	contact with CPAC attendee who tested positive	self-quarantined until 3/12/2020	tweet news story
3/10/20	Rep. Donald Beyer (VA-8)	contact with someone who tested positive	self-quarantined until 3/16/2020	tweet tweet
3/11/20	Sen. Maria Cantwell (WA)	DC staffer tested positive	DC office to telework	tweet
3/12/20	Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH)	staffer in another senator’s office tested positive	DC office to telework	press release
3/12/20	Sen. Joe Manchin (WV)	energy staff?	DC office to telework	tweet
3/12/20	Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC)	contact with someone who tested positive	self-quarantined until 3/16/2020; tested negative	tweet tweet
3/12/20	Sen. Marco Rubio (FL)	contact	took no action yet	tweet
3/12/20	Sen. Rick Scott (FL)	contact with someone who tested positive	exited self-quarantine 3/23/2020	tweet interview tweet
3/15/20	Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-6)	DC staffer tested positive	DC office to telework	tweet
3/15/20	Sen. Ron Johnson (WI)	contact with someone who tested positive	took no action	tweet
3/15/20	Rep. John Yarmuth (KY-3)	contact with someone who tested positive	self-quarantine until 3/23/2020; tested negative	tweet tweet
3/15/20	Rep. Adam Schiff (CA-28)	contact with someone who tested positive	said he self-quarantined until "a few days ago" on 3/27/2020	tweet
3/16/20	Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-4)	contact with someone who tested positive	self-quarantine until 3/23/2020	tweet
3/16/20	Rep. Ben Luján (NM-3)	contact with someone who tested positive	self-quarantine until 3/30/2020	tweet
3/16/20	Sen. Tom Carper (DE)	district staffer tested positive	DC and district staff self-isolating	tweet
3/17/20	Sen. Cory Gardner (CO)	contact with someone who tested positive	exited self-quarantine 3/25/2020	tweet tweet
3/17/20	Rep. Jason Crow (CO-6)	contact with a constituent who tested positive	self-quarantine until 3/25/2020	tweet
3/18/20	Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-8)	contact with someone who tested positive	self-quarantine until 3/29/2020	tweet
3/18/20	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25)	tested positive	self-quarantine until 3/28/2020	tweet
3/18/20	Rep. Ben McAdams (UT-4)	tested positive	self-quarantine until 3/29/2020	tweet
3/18/20	Rep. Drew Ferguson (GA-3)	contact with someone who tested positive	self-quarantine until 3/27/2020	tweet tweet
3/18/20	Rep. Steve Scalise (LA-1)	contact with Diaz-Balart	self-quarantine until possibly 4/1/2020, two weeks after the announcement	tweet
3/18/20	Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-2)	contact with (presumably) Diaz-Balart	self-quarantine until possibly 4/1/2020, two weeks after the announcement	tweet
3/18/20	Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL-7)	contact with Diaz-Balart	self-quarantine until 3/27/2020	tweet
3/18/20	Rep. Kathleen Rice (NY-4)	contact with someone who tested positive	self-quarantine until 3/27/2020	tweet
3/19/20	Rep. Kendra Horn (OK-5)	contact with McAdams	self-quarantine until possibly 4/2/2020, two weeks after the announcement	tweet
3/19/20	Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL-24)	contact with Diaz-Balart	self-quarantine until possibly 4/2/2020, two weeks after the announcement	tweet
3/19/20	Rep. Joe Cunningham (SC-1)	contact with another legislator who tested positive, then tested positive himself	self-quarantine extended past 3/27/2020	tweet tweet
3/19/20	Rep. Tom Cole (OK-4)	contact with Diaz-Balart	self-quarantine until 3/27/2020	tweet
3/19/20	Rep. Anthony Brindisi (NY-22)	contact with McAdams	self-quarantine until 3/27/2020	tweet
3/19/20	Rep. David Price (NC-4)	contact with another legislator who tested positive	self-quarantine until 3/25/2020	tweet
3/19/20	Rep. Sharice Davids (KS-3)	contact with another legislator who tested positive	self-quarantine until 3/26/2020	tweet
3/19/20	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15)	contact with another legislator who tested positive	exited self-quarantine 3/25/2020; tested negative; maintaining social distancing	tweet press release
3/19/20	Rep. Andy Kim (NJ-3)	contact with another legislator who tested positive	self-quarantine until 4/2/2020	tweet
3/22/20	Sen. Rand Paul (KY)	tested positive	self-quarantine until 4/5/2020	tweet
3/22/20	Sen. Mike Lee (UT)	contact with Rand Paul	self-quarantine until 4/5/2020	tweet
3/22/20	Sen. Mitt Romney (UT)	contact with Rand Paul	self-quarantine until 4/5/2020, tested negative	tweet news
3/24/20	Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5)	contact with a doctor who tested positive	self-quarantine until 4/7/2020	tweet
3/25/20	Rep. Katie Porter (CA-45)	unknown	self-quarantine; end date uncertain; test results negative	tweet tweet
3/25/20	Rep. Seth Moulton (MA-6)	unknown	self-quarantine; end date uncertain	tweet
3/25/20	Sen. John Thune (SD)	unknown	self-quarantine; end date uncertain	news article
3/25/20	Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-7)	unknown	self-quarantine; end date uncertain	tweet
3/26/20	Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-7)	unknown	self-quarantine; end date uncertain; awaiting test results	news article
3/27/20	Rep. Mike Kelly (PA-16)	tested positive	self-quarantine until 4/10/2020	press release

Closed Offices

In addition, we’re tracking a partial list of other actions taken by legislators to protect themselves or their staff:

Date	Legislator	Event	Action	Links
3/12/20	Sen. Mitt Romney (UT)	unknown	DC office to telework	tweet
3/12/20	Sen. Tom Cotton (AR)	unknown	DC office to telework	press release

https://www.govtrack.us/covid-19

• U.S.
  NBC News
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  Rep. Velazquez has presumed COVID-19 infection, was near Pelosi, other lawmakers last week
  
  Rep. Nydia Velazquez said Monday that she's been "diagnosed with presumed coronavirus infection," three days after she spoke on the House floor and stood near 80-year-old House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the signing of the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill. In a statement, Velazquez, D-N.Y., 67, said she first started feeling sick "in the wee hours of Sunday morning." At the advice of The Attending Physician, neither COVID 19 laboratory testing nor a doctor's office visit was recommended.