3.0.0 8266 2023-01-11T13:44:18Z 2023-01-11T13:44:18Z House HR 2020-09-16 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 160 (Wednesday, September 16, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DeFAZIO:H.R. 8266.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18 ofthe Constitution.[[Page H4491]][Page H4490]]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-11-18T20:36:53Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Discharged from 2020-09-30T17:29:43Z Referred to 2020-09-18T01:30:40Z Reported by 2020-11-16T21:34:57Z Markup by 2020-09-30T17:29:51Z Referred to 2020-09-16T13:02:40Z H. Rept. 116-580 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. 116 8406 HR 2020-09-29 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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. Related bill CRS COVID–19 Cost Share Adjustment Relief Act of 2020 116 6669 HR 2020-05-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020 116 4627 S 2020-09-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Identical bill CRS A bill to provide Coronavirus relief. 116 4800 S 2020-11-09 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 581. Related bill CRS 2020-11-18 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-11-17 15:43:19 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2020-11-17 15:43:17 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5847-5848) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2020-11-17 15:43:17 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5847-5848) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2020-11-17 15:27:23 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8266. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2020-11-17 15:27:19 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5847-5849) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2020-11-17 15:27:05 Mr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2020-11-16 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 478. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00478 2020-11-16 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-580. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-11-16 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-580. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-09-30 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2020-09-30 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2020-09-30 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged. Committee 2020-09-17 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 2020-09-16 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-09-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 N T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2020-09-16 True L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 17 2020-09-16 True T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2020-09-16 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2020-09-16 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2020-09-16 True W000791 Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] GREG WALDEN R OR 2 2020-09-16 True S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2020-09-16 True B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2020-09-16 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-09-16 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2020-09-16 True M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2020-09-16 True P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2020-09-16 True C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2020-09-16 True L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2020-09-16 True S001211 Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9] Greg Stanton D AZ 9 2020-09-16 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2020-09-16 True P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2020-09-16 True G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2020-09-16 True F000467 Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] Abby Finkenauer D IA 1 2020-09-16 True L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2020-09-16 True C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2020-09-16 True S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2020-09-16 True M001207 Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D FL 26 2020-09-16 True L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2020-09-16 True D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2020-09-16 True R000616 Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] Harley Rouda D CA 48 2020-09-16 True P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2020-09-16 True C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2020-09-16 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2020-09-16 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2020-09-16 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2020-09-16 True B001304 Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] Anthony Brown D MD G. 4 2020-09-16 True E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2020-09-16 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2020-09-16 True P000610 Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] Stacey Plaskett D VI E. 0 2020-09-17 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2020-09-17 False M001203 Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] Tom Malinowski D NJ 7 2020-09-17 False L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2020-09-17 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2020-09-21 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2020-09-21 False C001119 Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] Angie Craig D MN 2 2020-09-23 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2020-09-30 False B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2020-10-30 False Emergency Management Cardiovascular and respiratory health Cemeteries and funerals Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care First responders and emergency personnel Food assistance and relief Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods State and local finance State and local government operations Worker safety and health Emergency Management 00 2020-09-16 Introduced in House 2020-11-16T14:05:13Z FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020

This bill modifies the federal cost share of certain emergency assistance relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Specifically, the bill provides for (1) a 100% federal cost share of assistance provided under the emergency declaration issued by the President on March 13, 2020, relating to COVID-19 and any subsequent major disaster declaration that supersedes it; and (2) at least a 90% federal cost share of assistance provided for any emergency or major disaster declared by the President from January 1-December 31, 2020.

With respect to the emergency declaration issued on March 13, 2020, the President may provide assistance for activities, costs, and purchases of states or local governments or the owners or operators of eligible private nonprofits, including, among other things

  • backfill costs for first responders and other essential employees who are ill or quarantined;
  • increased operating costs for essential government services due to such emergency;
  • costs associated with maintaining alternate care facilities or related facilities currently inactive but related to future needs tied to the ongoing pandemic event;
  • personal protective equipment and other critical supplies and services for first responders and other essential employees; and
  • costs of procuring and distributing food to individuals affected by the pandemic through networks established by state, local, or tribal governments or other organizations.
]]> 07 2020-11-16 Reported to House 2020-11-19T15:28:10Z FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020

This bill modifies the federal cost share of certain emergency assistance relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Specifically, the bill provides for (1) a 100% federal cost share of assistance provided under the emergency declaration issued by the President on March 13, 2020, relating to COVID-19 and any subsequent major disaster declaration that supersedes it; and (2) at least a 90% federal cost share of assistance provided for any emergency or major disaster declared by the President from January 1-December 31, 2020.

With respect to the emergency declaration issued on March 13, 2020, the President may provide assistance for activities, costs, and purchases of states, Indian tribal governments, or local governments, including, among other things

  • backfill costs for first responders and other essential employees who are ill or quarantined;
  • increased operating costs for essential government services due to such emergency;
  • personal protective equipment and other critical supplies and services for first responders; and
  • costs of procuring and distributing food to individuals affected by the pandemic.

The bill (1) directs the President to provide financial assistance to meet disaster-related funeral expenses and hazard mitigation assistance, and (2) authorizes specified assistance in advance.

FEMA must enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to convene a committee of experts to study the use of certain assistance to respond to an emergency that does not cause physical damages.

The bill extends by one year federal disaster assistance to individuals and households.

]]> 53 2020-11-17 Passed House 2020-11-23T15:11:33Z FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020

This bill modifies the federal cost share of certain emergency assistance relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Specifically, the bill provides for (1) a 100% federal cost share of assistance provided under the emergency declaration issued by the President on March 13, 2020, relating to COVID-19 and any subsequent major disaster declaration that supersedes it; and (2) at least a 90% federal cost share of assistance provided for any emergency or major disaster declared by the President from January 1-December 31, 2020. These provisions shall apply to funds appropriated on or after this bill's enactment.

With respect to the emergency declaration issued on March 13, 2020, the President may provide assistance for activities, costs, and purchases of states, Indian tribal governments, or local governments, including, among other things

  • backfill costs for first responders and other essential employees who are ill or quarantined;
  • increased operating costs for essential government services due to such emergency;
  • personal protective equipment and other critical supplies and services for first responders; and
  • costs of procuring and distributing food to individuals affected by the pandemic.

The bill (1) directs the President to provide financial assistance to meet disaster-related funeral expenses (subject to the availability of appropriations), and (2) authorizes specified assistance in advance.

FEMA must enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to convene a committee of experts to study the use of certain assistance to respond to an emergency that does not cause physical damages.

The bill extends by one year federal disaster assistance to individuals and households.

]]> FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020 Display Title FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To modify the Federal cost share of certain emergency assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, to modify the activities eligible for assistance under the emergency declaration issued by the President on March 13, 2020, relating to COVID–19, and for other purposes. Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Passed House FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020 H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Introduced FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Reported to House FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020 H House Reported in House RH Short Titles as Passed House FEMA Assistance Relief Act of 2020 H House Official Title as Introduced To modify the Federal cost share of certain emergency assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, to modify the activities eligible for assistance under the emergency declaration issued by the President on March 13, 2020, relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8266rfs/xml/BILLS-116hr8266rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8266eh/xml/BILLS-116hr8266eh.xml Reported in House 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8266rh/xml/BILLS-116hr8266rh.xml Introduced in House 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8266ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8266ih.xml 2020-11-18 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.