US HB6402 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-26 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 26 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-26 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Increases flexibility for state and local agencies to provide continuity of services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency. In particular, the bill allows certain state and local unobligated funds to be used for administrative purposes to carry out local workforce investment activities under one-stop delivery systems if the funds are used to respond to such emergency. (A one-stop delivery system is a system under which entities responsible for administering separate workforce investment, educational, and other human resource programs and funding streams (referred to as one-stop partners) collaborate to create a seamless system of service delivery that will enhance access to the programs' services and improve long-term employment outcomes for individuals receiving assistance.) The bill also allows the use of certain state reserved unobligated funds for (1) responding to the national emergency, and (2) distributing by the governor of such state to local boards most impacted by the coronavirus for activities related to responding to such emergency. The Department of Labor must award national dislocated worker grants, with emphasis on state or local areas most impacted by the emergency for activities directly supporting the response to the emergency and related-recovery efforts (e.g., training and temporary employment and certain layoff response activities).
Title
COVID–19 Workforce Emergency Response Act
Sponsors
Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI] | Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] |
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL] |
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-03-26 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
2020-03-26 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Aging
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Disability and paralysis
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor and employment
Public transit
State and local finance
Temporary and part-time employment
Unemployment
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Disability and paralysis
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor and employment
Public transit
State and local finance
Temporary and part-time employment
Unemployment
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6402/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6402/BILLS-116hr6402ih.pdf |