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S 3520 116th Congress Senate Commerce Advanced technology and technological innovations Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of Commerce Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Infectious and parasitic diseases Manufacturing Technology transfer and commercialization

MEP Crisis Response Act of 2020

Introduced: March 18, 2020 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Mar 18, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 18, 2020
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MEP Crisis Response Act of 2020

This bill waives for one year the cost sharing requirement for manufacturing extension centers established under the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program.

Such requirement prohibits the Department of Commerce from providing more than 50% of the capital and annual operating and maintenance funds required to establish and support a center.

What's happening now March 18, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6323 Identical bill MEP Crisis Response Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Mar 22, 2020
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 22, 2020
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 18, 2020
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 18, 2020
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 18, 2020
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 18, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3520: MEP Crisis Response Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3520/
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