3.0.0 6828 2023-01-11T13:42:56Z 2023-01-11T13:42:56Z House HR 2020-05-12 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 12, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ:H.R. 6828.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1994]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2020-05-13T14:05:27Z Referred to 2020-05-12T16:01:30Z 2020-05-13 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 2020-05-12 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 N L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2020-05-12 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2020-05-12 True P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 2020-05-12 True O000173 Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] Ilhan Omar D MN 5 2020-05-12 True H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2020-05-12 True M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2020-05-12 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2020-05-12 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-05-12 True M001203 Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] Tom Malinowski D NJ 7 2020-05-12 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2020-05-12 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2020-05-12 True E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2020-05-12 True W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2020-05-12 True E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 2020-09-29 False Emergency Management Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Cemeteries and funerals Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Family relationships Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Government trust funds Infectious and parasitic diseases Emergency Management 00 2020-05-12 Introduced in House 2020-06-01T13:29:32Z COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Fund

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide financial assistance to individuals (both citizens and nonresident aliens) and funeral homes for the funeral expenses of an individual who died of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without sufficient insurance to pay for such expenses, through the establishment of a COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Fund.

The bill requires an application for assistance to include certain information, including (1) the amount of funeral expenses incurred between January 21, 2020, and December 31, 2020, and (2) proof that COVID-19 was the direct or indirect cause of death of the deceased individual. The bill also limits assistance for funeral expenses to $10,000 for each deceased individual and prohibits FEMA from requiring residence in a presidentially-declared disaster area as a condition for receiving assistance.

]]> COVID–19 Funeral Assistance Fund Display Title COVID–19 Funeral Assistance Fund Official Title as Introduced To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a fund to provide financial assistance for funeral expenses related to a deceased individual who died of COVID-19, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced COVID–19 Funeral Assistance Fund Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6828ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6828ih.xml 2020-05-13 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.