3.0.0 3484 2022-03-02T16:21:34Z 2022-03-02T16:21:34Z Senate S 2020-03-12 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-12T19:13:08Z HOPE Act of 2020 116 6217 HR 2020-03-12 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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 2020-03-12 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-03-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N Social Welfare Advanced technology and technological innovations Aging Bank accounts, deposits, capital Business investment and capital Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Economic development Employment and training programs Financial literacy Food assistance and relief Foreign language and bilingual programs Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Housing and community development funding Housing finance and home ownership Income tax credits Libraries and archives National and community service Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance Public contracts and procurement Right of privacy Rural conditions and development Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local taxation Student aid and college costs Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Telephone and wireless communication Urban and suburban affairs and development Social Welfare 00 2020-03-12 Introduced in Senate 2021-02-10T18:38:13Z Health, Opportunity, and Personal Empowerment Act of 2020 or the HOPE Act of 2020

This bill establishes several Health, Opportunity, and Personal Empowerment (HOPE) pilot projects to improve economic security for individuals who meet income or other requirements. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development must collaborate on the projects and report to Congress on project implementation and outcomes.

The HOPE Accounts Pilots provide awards to certain nonprofits to assist eligible individuals in establishing HOPE accounts through banks, credit unions, or governmental agencies. Through technology platforms and other means, HOPE accounts must (1) provide access to specified financial services and information related to public benefits, health insurance, and other topics; and (2) facilitate activities such as applying for government benefits and filing taxes. HHS, in consultation with the other departments, must also hold a merit-based competition to award contracts to private businesses and nonprofits to develop technology applications and other tools for HOPE accounts.

Grants for the HOPE Action Plans Pilot Projects allow nonprofits to enter voluntary agreements with eligible individuals to carry out long-term plans related to improving economic security and upward mobility.

]]> HOPE Act of 2020 Display Title HOPE Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced HOPE Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Health, Opportunity, and Personal Empowerment Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the establishment of HOPE Account Pilot Projects, HOPE Action Plans Pilot Projects, and competitive grants for pilot projects. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3484is/xml/BILLS-116s3484is.xml 2020-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.