3.0.0 6206 2022-02-08T23:17:32Z 2022-02-08T23:17:32Z House HR 2020-03-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DELGADO:H.R. 6206.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I[Page H1662]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2020-03-12T16:21:33Z Referred to 2020-03-11T14:01:15Z 2020-03-12 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Committee 2020-03-11 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000630 Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] Antonio Delgado D NY 19 N H001056 Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA 3 2020-03-11 True T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2020-03-11 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-03-12 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-06-18 False Emergency Management Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Food assistance and relief Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Infectious and parasitic diseases Lawyers and legal services Mental health Nutrition and diet Unemployment Wages and earnings Emergency Management 00 2020-03-11 Introduced in House 2020-03-26T11:16:36Z Pandemic Response and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2020 or the PREP Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the President to provide additional federal assistance following a major disaster emergency declaration related to a public health emergency, including a pandemic or virus threat, that occurs between the date of this bill's enactment and September 30, 2021.

Such additional assistance includes

  • unemployment assistance and lost wages,
  • food assistance for low-income people from Department of Agriculture surplus commodities,
  • legal services,
  • crisis counseling assistance and training, and
  • case management services.
]]> PREP Act of 2020 Display Title PREP Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To provide that the President may provide additional Federal assistance for an emergency related to a public health emergency, including a pandemic or virus threat, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced PREP Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Pandemic Response and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6206ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6206ih.xml 2020-03-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.