US Congress House Bill 6828 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-13 - 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]

Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide financial assistance to individuals (both citizens and nonresident aliens) and funeral homes for the funeral expenses of an individual who died of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without sufficient insurance to pay for such expenses, through the establishment of a COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Fund. The bill requires an application for assistance to include certain information, including (1) the amount of funeral expenses incurred between January 21, 2020, and December 31, 2020, and (2) proof that COVID-19 was the direct or indirect cause of death of the deceased individual. The bill also limits assistance for funeral expenses to $10,000 for each deceased individual and prohibits FEMA from requiring residence in a presidentially-declared disaster area as a condition for receiving assistance.

COVID–19 Funeral Assistance Fund

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2020-05-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2020-05-12	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6828/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6828/BILLS-116hr6828ih.pdf