3.0.0 3632 2023-01-11T13:42:44Z 2023-01-11T13:42:44Z Senate S 2020-05-06 116 ssap00 Appropriations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-06T20:32:35Z Direct Support for Communities Act 116 6748 HR 2020-05-08 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. Identical bill CRS 2020-05-06 ssap00 Appropriations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. IntroReferral 2020-05-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2020-05-06 True J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2020-05-06 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2020-05-06 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-05-06 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2020-05-06 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2020-05-06 True Housing and Community Development American Samoa Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Caribbean area Department of Housing and Urban Development District of Columbia Economic performance and conditions Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Guam Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Housing and community development funding Infectious and parasitic diseases Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico State and local finance State and local government operations U.S. territories and protectorates Urban and suburban affairs and development Virgin Islands Housing and Community Development 00 2020-05-06 Introduced in Senate 2020-07-24T15:37:03Z Direct Support for Communities Act

This bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award additional Community Development Block Grants to units of local government and counties to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).

Specifically, within 30 days, HUD must distribute 50% of such funds to metropolitan cities and other units of local government and 50% to counties and parishes. Such funds may be used to cover costs or replace lost, delayed, or decreased revenues stemming from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

In addition, the funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.

]]> Direct Support for Communities Act Display Title Direct Support for Communities Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Direct Support for Communities Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide funding for cities, counties, and other units of general local government to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3632is/xml/BILLS-116s3632is.xml 2020-05-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. 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.