HR 6685
116th Congress
House
Families
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Domestic violence and child abuse
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Family services
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
POWER Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 2020
Introduced in House
May 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Plain-English summary
Protect Our Women and Waive Emergency Requirements Act or the POWER Act
This bill waives, upon state request, specified matching and reporting requirements for family violence and prevention services grants to states, subgrants to local entities, and grants to tribal organizations. This applies to grants awarded during FY2019-FY2020 and the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1