3.0.0 3544 2022-02-08T23:23:05Z 2022-02-08T23:23:05Z Senate S 2020-03-19 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-19T20:33:55Z Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020 116 6305 HR 2020-03-19 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Energy and Commerce, 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 2020-03-19 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2020-03-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2020-03-19 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-03-19 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2020-03-19 True J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2020-03-19 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2020-03-19 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2020-03-19 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2020-03-19 True S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2020-03-19 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-03-19 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2020-03-19 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2020-03-19 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2020-03-19 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-03-19 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-03-19 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2020-03-19 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2020-03-19 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2020-03-19 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2020-03-19 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2020-03-19 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2020-03-19 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-03-19 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2020-03-19 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-03-19 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2020-05-19 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2020-05-19 False H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2020-05-19 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2020-05-19 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2020-08-04 False Social Welfare Aging Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of Agriculture Department of Health and Human Services Disability assistance Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee leave Executive agency funding and structure Family services Food assistance and relief Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Licensing and registrations Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Mental health Minority health Nutrition and diet Social Security Administration Social security and elderly assistance Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local finance Wages and earnings Social Welfare 00 2020-03-19 Introduced in Senate 2020-11-12T21:17:49Z Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020

This bill expands support programs for older adults and individuals with disabilities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

Specifically, the bill provides supplemental appropriations for (1) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for quality improvement and laboratory certification activities; (2) the Administration on Community Living to expand nutrition and other programs for older adults; and (3) the Department of Agriculture to provide food packages to low-income, elderly individuals. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement and are therefore exempt from discretionary funding limits and other budget enforcement rules.

In addition, the bill (1) temporarily requires state Medicaid programs to provide Medicare cost-sharing assistance to certain individuals who qualify for, or are enrolled in, the low-income subsidy program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit; and (2) authorizes a grant program to support Medicaid home- and community-based services during the public health emergency.

The bill also allows states to transfer funds, in greater amounts and without prior approval, between congregate and home-delivered nutrition programs,

The Department of Health and Human Services must prioritize home-delivered nutrition services for individuals who are unable to obtain nutrition as a result of the emergency, such as those under quarantine, just as it prioritizes delivery to individuals who are homebound by illness.]]>

Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020 Display Title Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3544is/xml/BILLS-116s3544is.xml 2020-03-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.