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H.R. 8664 116th Congress House

PPE for Safe Schools Act

Official title: To provide funds to local educational agencies for personal protective equipment for educators and other staff, and students.

Introduced: October 23, 2020 Introduced by: Jesús G. "Chuy" García Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Education AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild healthCongressional oversight
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Education of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMotor vehiclesSchool administrationTeaching, teachers, curriculaWorker safety and health
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Oct 23, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 23, 2020
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 Latest action October 23, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PPE for Safe Schools Act

This bill provides funding for grants to state educational agencies and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to purchase sanitation supplies and personal protective equipment, provide staff training, and hire additional support staff to clean and sanitize school facilities and buses.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Democratic 27
D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Dec 10, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Dec 10, 2020
Haaland, Debra
· Dec 10, 2020
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Dec 10, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Dec 10, 2020
Trone, David
· Dec 10, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 23, 2020
Cartwright, Matt
· Oct 23, 2020
Cicilline, David
· Oct 23, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 23, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 23, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Oct 23, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Oct 23, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Oct 23, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Oct 23, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Oct 23, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Oct 23, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Oct 23, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 23, 2020
Kildee, Daniel
· Oct 23, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 23, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Oct 23, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Oct 23, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Oct 23, 2020
Napolitano, Grace
· Oct 23, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 23, 2020
SERRANO, JOSE
· Oct 23, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 23, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Oct 23, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 23, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8664: PPE for Safe Schools Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8664/
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"H.R. 8664: PPE for Safe Schools Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8664/.
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H.R. 8664, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8664/.
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