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HR 6848 116th Congress House

Pandemic Protection Act

Official title: To temporarily preserve eligibility for foster care benefits, and suspend certain education and work requirements, for youth who would otherwise age out of eli… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To temporarily preserve eligibility for foster care benefits, and suspend certain education and work requirements, for youth who would otherwise age out of eligibility for the benefits during a health emergency or disaster declared with respect to the coronavirus pandemic, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2020 See on congress.gov
Families Adoption and foster careCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild safety and welfareDisaster relief and insurance
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Elementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment and training programsHigher educationIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesVocational and technical educationYouth employment and child labor
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May 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 13, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 13, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pandemic Protection for Transition-age Foster Youth Act or the Pandemic Protection Act

This bill extends eligibility for foster care services to youth who would otherwise age out of such services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic for three months after such emergency ends. Additionally, the bill removes certain work or education requirements for older foster youth during such period.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 12 Republican 2
Loebsack, David
· Jul 1, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jun 11, 2020
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 22, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· May 22, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 22, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 22, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· May 22, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 22, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 22, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 22, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 22, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 22, 2020
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 13, 2020
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· May 13, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· May 13, 2020
Mitchell, Paul
· May 13, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6848: Pandemic Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6848/
MLA
"H.R. 6848: Pandemic Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6848/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6848, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6848/.
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[H.R. 6848: Pandemic Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6848/)
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