3.0.0 4405 2023-01-11T13:45:21Z 2023-01-11T13:45:21Z Senate S 2020-08-03 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-08-03T22:19:28Z 2020-08-03 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2020-08-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD N Housing and Community Development Housing and Community Development 00 2020-08-03 Introduced in Senate 2021-02-10T21:11:26Z Neighborhood Economic Development and Opportunity Act of 2020

This bill establishes, and provides emergency funding for, grants to support the revitalization of opportunity zones and areas with long-term poverty, including in Baltimore, Maryland.

The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

The Department of Commerce shall provide grants to qualifying nongovernmental, nonprofit, faith-based, or charitable organizations to carry out in these areas programs that help individuals acquire or improve skills. Such a program may include a development project that revitalizes physical infrastructure.

For qualifying projects in Baltimore, Maryland, Commerce may also provide grants to the city or to the state.

]]> Neighborhood Economic Development and Opportunity Act of 2020 Display Title Neighborhood Economic Development and Opportunity Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Neighborhood Economic Development and Opportunity Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a pilot program to provide grants to nongovernmental entities, including nonprofit organizations and faith-based organizations, to provide economic support in urban areas of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4405is/xml/BILLS-116s4405is.xml 2020-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.