HR 1966
117th Congress
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Empowering Nonprofits Act
Introduced: March 17, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Mar 17, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Empowering Nonprofits Act
This bill reduces cost-sharing requirements for grants directly awarded to certain nonprofit organizations during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period and the following five years. Eligible nonprofit organizations are those in jurisdictions with more than 20% of individuals living below the poverty line.
Specifically, the bill provides that (1) any cost-sharing requirement shall be waived during a COVID-19 emergency period; and (2) in the five years following such an emergency, any cost-sharing requirement shall be reduced by 25%.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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