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Unemployment Assistance for Individuals Impacted by Quarantine Order for a National or State Public Health Emergency Act of 2020

Introduced: March 13, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 16, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Mar 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 13, 2020
Introduced in House
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Unemployment Assistance for Individuals Impacted by Quarantine Order for a National or State Public Health Emergency Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the President to treat a national or state public health emergency, including a virus threat or other health pandemic, as a major disaster for purposes of providing disaster unemployment assistance.

The President may provide additional unemployment assistance to an individual who is under a quarantine order and meets certain requirements.

What's happening now March 16, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 10, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Apr 10, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 10, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6271: Unemployment Assistance for Individuals Impacted by Quarantine Order for a National or State Public Health Emergency Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6271/
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"H.R. 6271: Unemployment Assistance for Individuals Impacted by Quarantine Order for a National or State Public Health Emergency Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6271/.
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H.R. 6271, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6271/.
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