3.0.0 6687 2023-01-11T13:43:01Z 2023-01-11T13:43:01Z House HR 2020-05-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 82 (Friday, May 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ:H.R. 6687.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H1973]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2020-05-04T17:01:57Z Referred to 2020-05-01T16:02:45Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-01T16:02:50Z Pandemic Disaster Assistance Act of 2020 116 3534 S 2020-03-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2020-05-04 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 2020-05-01 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 hsbu00 Budget Committee 2020-05-01 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 2020-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 N Emergency Management Appropriations Department of Agriculture Department of Labor Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Food assistance and relief Infectious and parasitic diseases Nutrition and diet Unemployment Emergency Management 00 2020-05-01 Introduced in House 2020-12-07T15:54:26Z Pandemic Disaster Assistance Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide direct assistance to individuals who have been impacted by a pandemic and appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Labor for unemployment compensation and disaster relief.

Specifically, at the discretion of a governor or the President, individuals impacted by a pandemic will be eligible to apply directly to federal agencies for various forms of assistance, including (1) assistance under the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program; (2) assistance under the Disaster Unemployment Assistance program; and (3) other needs assistance through FEMA's Individual Assistance program, including medical, funeral, and child care assistance.

With respect to the Disaster Unemployment Assistance program, the bill creates a national floor for benefits at 1.5 times the national weekly average and provides a waiver to the requirement to exhaust state unemployment insurance options.

With respect to the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program, the Department of Agriculture must provide options other than an in-person interview.

]]> Pandemic Disaster Assistance Act of 2020 Display Title Pandemic Disaster Assistance Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance to individuals affected by a pandemic, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Pandemic Disaster Assistance Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6687ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6687ih.xml 2020-05-04 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.