3.0.0 3534 2022-03-02T16:13:00Z 2022-03-02T16:13:00Z Senate S 2020-03-19 116 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-19T17:33:29Z Pandemic Disaster Assistance Act of 2020 116 6687 HR 2020-05-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2020-03-19 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-03-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. N Emergency Management Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Food assistance and relief Infectious and parasitic diseases Nutrition and diet Unemployment Emergency Management 00 2020-03-19 Introduced in Senate 2020-04-20T13:20:15Z 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.

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

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.

]]> Pandemic Disaster Assistance Act of 2020 Display Title Pandemic Disaster Assistance Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Pandemic Disaster Assistance Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3534is/xml/BILLS-116s3534is.xml 2020-03-19 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.