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Don't Punish Schools for Uncontrolled Pandemics Act of 2020

Introduced: July 23, 2020 Introduced by: Warner, Mark R. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 23, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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Don't Punish Schools for Uncontrolled Pandemics Act of 2020

This bill prohibits the Department of Education from requiring a local school program to conduct in-person instruction during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.

What's happening now July 23, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Aug 13, 2020
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Aug 3, 2020
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jul 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4310: Don't Punish Schools for Uncontrolled Pandemics Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4310/
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"S. 4310: Don't Punish Schools for Uncontrolled Pandemics Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4310/.
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