3.0.0 6560 2023-01-11T13:43:10Z 2023-01-11T13:43:10Z House HR 2020-04-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 21, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GARAMENDI:H.R. 6560.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1900]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2020-04-22T14:11:15Z Referred to 2020-04-21T14:33:20Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-04-21T14:33:25Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-04-21T14:33:15Z UNITE Act of 2020 116 3642 S 2020-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2020-04-22 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 2020-04-21 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2020-04-21 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-04-21 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-04-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-04-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 N R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2020-04-21 True H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2020-04-21 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2020-04-21 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2020-04-21 True C001117 Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] Sean Casten D IL 6 2020-04-21 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2020-04-21 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2020-04-23 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2020-04-23 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2020-04-23 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2020-04-23 False F000468 Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] Lizzie Fletcher D TX 7 2020-04-23 False R000613 Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] Max Rose D NY 11 2020-04-23 False L000593 Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] Mike Levin D CA 49 2020-04-23 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2020-04-23 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2020-05-12 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-05-27 False F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2020-06-01 False S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2020-06-08 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2020-06-15 False S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 2020-06-15 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2020-06-24 False S001190 Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] Bradley Schneider D IL Scott 10 2020-07-16 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2020-09-01 False F000467 Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] Abby Finkenauer D IA 1 2020-12-21 False Labor and Employment Aging Asia Cardiovascular and respiratory health China Congressional oversight Corporation for National and Community Service Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief and insurance Education of the disadvantaged Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Emergency planning and evacuation Employee hiring Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Food assistance and relief Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Homelessness and emergency shelter Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mongolia National and community service Natural disasters Peace Corps Public-private cooperation Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Unemployment Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs World health Labor and Employment 00 2020-04-21 Introduced in House 2020-06-09T14:25:51Z Undertaking National Initiatives to Tackle Epidemic Act of 2020 or the UNITE Act of 2020

This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency by increasing volunteer opportunities within AmeriCorps and employment opportunities at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and requiring the re-enrollment of Peace Corps volunteers whose service ended involuntarily on March 15, 2020, or earlier for volunteers who were serving in China and Mongolia.

Among other things, the bill

  • reauthorizes through FY2022 Americorps programs;
  • increases recruitment levels of its volunteers to 500,000 in FY2020-FY2022;
  • sets the minimum compensation for Americorps volunteers, beginning in FY2020, at 200% of the poverty line applicable to a family of one; and
  • requires FEMA to appoint, administer, and expedite the training of an additional 10,000 Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees above the level of such employees in FY2019 to address the COVID-19 emergency.
]]> UNITE Act of 2020 Display Title UNITE Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To mobilize individuals in the United States in the fight against coronavirus by expanding volunteer opportunities in AmeriCorps, expanding employment opportunities at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and utilizing the expertise of Peace Corps volunteer leaders whose service ended on March 15, 2020, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced UNITE Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Undertaking National Initiatives to Tackle Epidemic Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6560ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6560ih.xml 2020-04-22 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.