US HB6687 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide direct assistance to individuals who have been impacted by a pandemic and appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Labor for unemployment compensation and disaster relief. Specifically, at the discretion of a governor or the President, individuals impacted by a pandemic will be eligible to apply directly to federal agencies for various forms of assistance, including (1) assistance under the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program; (2) assistance under the Disaster Unemployment Assistance program; and (3) other needs assistance through FEMA's Individual Assistance program, including medical, funeral, and child care assistance. With respect to the Disaster Unemployment Assistance program, the bill creates a national floor for benefits at 1.5 times the national weekly average and provides a waiver to the requirement to exhaust state unemployment insurance options. With respect to the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program, the Department of Agriculture must provide options other than an in-person interview.
Title
Pandemic Disaster Assistance Act of 2020
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-05-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. |
2020-05-01 | House | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. |
2020-05-01 | House | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. |
2020-05-01 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3534 (Related) 2020-03-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Subjects
Appropriations
Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency management
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet
Unemployment
Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency management
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nutrition and diet
Unemployment
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6687/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6687/BILLS-116hr6687ih.pdf |