US Congress Senate Bill 4081 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 25 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies and institutions of higher education to comply with the guidelines, recommendations, and other public health communications issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local governments to mitigate the hazards of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in schools. Subgrants must be used for certain activities, such as implementing exposure control plans, hiring personnel and purchasing equipment for health screenings, providing students and staff with personal protective equipment, and purchasing sanitation supplies. Unexpended funds must be returned to ED. Additionally, unused supplies and materials that were purchased with grants may not be resold.

Reopen Schools Safely Act

Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]

Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL]

Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB7692 (Related) 2020-07-20 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4081/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4081/BILLS-116s4081is.pdf