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HR 7328 116th Congress House

Community Services Block Grant Enhancement Act of 2020

Official title: To make temporary changes to grants made under the Community Services Block Grant Act to facilitate local coronavirus relief.

Introduced: June 29, 2020 Introduced by: DeSaulnier, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Social Welfare AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCommunity life and organizationEmergency medical services and trauma care
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Services Block Grant Enhancement Act of 2020

This bill modifies the distribution of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funds with respect to, and temporarily expands eligibility criteria to participate in activities funded by, the Community Services Block Grant. (This grant provides formula-based allotments of federal funds to states, territories, and tribes for anti-poverty activities.)

Specifically, the bill exempts funding appropriated for this grant under the CARES Act from a cap on the annual growth of a state's allotment and requires states to distribute COVID-19 relief funding to the local organizations and other eligible entities that carry out block grant activities within specified time frames.

In addition, it expands eligibility for programs and activities funded by the block grant to 200% of the federal poverty line (FPL) through FY2022. Under current law, eligibility is set at the FPL, with states authorized to increase eligibility to 125% under certain conditions.

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 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 8 Republican 5
CLAY, WM.
· Aug 14, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Aug 7, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Aug 7, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 24, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 23, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 22, 2020
Brindisi, Anthony
· Jul 21, 2020
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jul 21, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 20, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 16, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Jul 13, 2020
Cartwright, Matt
· Jul 9, 2020
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Jul 9, 2020
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Jul 9, 2020
Cox, TJ
· Jul 6, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jun 30, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 29, 2020
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 25, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7328: Community Services Block Grant Enhancement Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7328/
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