3.0.0 6402 2022-02-08T23:17:24Z 2022-02-08T23:17:24Z House HR 2020-03-26 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 60 (Thursday, March 26, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LEVIN of Michigan:H.R. 6402.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution.[Page H1729]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-03-26T15:02:25Z 2020-03-26 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000592 Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] Andy Levin D MI 9 N H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2020-12-21 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-12-21 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2020-12-21 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2020-12-21 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2020-12-21 False T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2020-12-21 False G000586 Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesus Garcia D IL G. 4 2020-12-21 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2020-12-21 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2020-12-21 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2020-12-21 False Labor and Employment 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 Public transit State and local finance Temporary and part-time employment Unemployment Labor and Employment 00 2020-03-26 Introduced in House 2020-04-23T13:10:27Z COVID-19 Workforce Emergency Response Act

This bill 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).

]]> COVID–19 Workforce Emergency Response Act Display Title COVID–19 Workforce Emergency Response Act Official Title as Introduced To provide State and local workforce systems flexibility and financial support to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced COVID–19 Workforce Emergency Response Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6402ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6402ih.xml 2020-03-26 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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.