3.0.0 7152 2022-02-08T23:16:57Z 2022-02-08T23:16:57Z House HR 2020-06-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 108 (Thursday, June 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BANKS:H.R. 7152.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to thepower to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying outthe powers vested in Congress).[Page H2389]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-06-11T13:05:35Z 2020-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 N T000165 Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] Thomas Tiffany R WI P. 7 2020-06-11 True G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] Bob Gibbs R OH 7 2020-07-16 False B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2020-07-16 False N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 2020-07-16 False S001195 Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] Jason Smith R MO 8 2020-07-16 False Education Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Civil actions and liability Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Infectious and parasitic diseases School administration Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2020-06-11 Introduced in House 2021-02-02T17:10:29Z Reopen Our Schools Act

This bill generally prohibits a school or educational agency from receiving certain federal funds unless it provides a certification to the Department of Education (ED) related to resuming in-person instruction.

Specifically, the bill prohibits an elementary or secondary school, institution of higher education, or local or state educational agency from receiving federal funds for the 2020-2021 school year unless the school or educational agency certifies to ED that it (1) will begin providing in-person instruction by September 8, 2020; and (2) has a detailed plan to protect the health of students and staff. However, ED may waive this requirement.

Further, neither a school or educational agency that provides such a certification nor its employees may be held liable for in-person instruction that results in an alleged exposure to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19 or another coronavirus with pandemic potential).

]]> Reopen Our Schools Act Display Title Reopen Our Schools Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the Secretary of Education from providing funding to certain educational institutions unless the institutions return to in-person instruction, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Reopen Our Schools Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7152ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7152ih.xml 2020-06-11 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.