HR 6271
116th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Child care and development
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Infectious and parasitic diseases
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Unemployment
Unemployment Assistance for Individuals Impacted by Quarantine Order for a National or State Public Health Emergency Act of 2020
Introduced: March 13, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Committees of jurisdiction
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