3.0.0 4322 2023-01-11T13:45:35Z 2023-01-11T13:45:35Z Senate S 2020-07-27 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-27T22:38:50Z Back to Work Child Care Grants Act of 2020 116 7804 HR 2020-07-27 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS Impact Aid Co­ro­na­vi­rus Relief Act 116 4063 S 2020-06-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3209) Related bill CRS Back to Work Child Care Grants Act of 2020 116 4221 S 2020-07-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Preparing for the Next Pandemic Act 116 4231 S 2020-07-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4267-4270) Related bill CRS A bill to ensure the protection of human genetic information collected as a result of diagnostic testing for COVID-19. 116 4249 S 2020-07-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Workforce Recovery and Training Services Act of 2020 116 7731 HR 2020-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS Workforce Recovery and Training Services Act of 2020 116 4239 S 2020-07-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act 116 8075 HR 2020-08-21 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS 2020-07-27 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-07-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN N Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advanced technology and technological innovations Appropriations Blood and blood diseases Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child care and development Child health Child safety and welfare Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Department of Education Department of Health and Human Services Disability and health-based discrimination Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Genetics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Higher education Immunology and vaccination Income tax credits Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Manufacturing Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods National Institutes of Health (NIH) Performance measurement Product development and innovation Property tax Public contracts and procurement Right of privacy Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations State and local taxation Strategic materials and reserves Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Temporary and part-time employment Unemployment Wages and earnings Worker safety and health Youth employment and child labor Health 00 2020-07-27 Introduced in Senate 2021-02-04T20:05:33Z Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act

This bill makes multiple changes to federal public health, education, and workforce training programs in order to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

With respect to public health programs, the bill establishes grant programs, provides contracting and other authorities, and directs other activities pertaining to

  • biomedical research and development of vaccines, diagnostic tests, and countermeasures;
  • the administration of the Strategic National Stockpile;
  • public health preparedness and response; and
  • other issues related to COVID-19, such as allowing employers to temporarily offer telehealth benefits to employees who do not otherwise qualify for health benefits and prohibiting the collection or use of genetic material from COVID-19 tests without written, informed consent.

With respect to education and certain workforce programs, the bill

  • revises student loan repayment programs, including by consolidating repayment options;
  • allows the Department of Education to waive certain statutory and regulatory requirements for elementary and secondary schools and career, technical, and adult education programs;
  • establishes grant programs concerning child care providers, eligible scholarship-granting organizations, and certain workers impacted by COVID-19; and
  • makes other changes to programs and funding for higher education, elementary and secondary education, and workforce training.
]]> Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act Display Title Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to help Americans safely get back to school and back to work, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4322is/xml/BILLS-116s4322is.xml 2020-07-27 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.