HR 6357 · 116th Congress 2019โ€“2021, ended

To authorize the Secretary of Labor to take certain actions to effectively respond during the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act to the needs of individuals participating in community service activities under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965.

Latest action · Mar 23, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 23, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill permits the Department of Labor, in response to the effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, to increase the length of time individuals may participate in, and the amount available to pay authorized administrative costs for, Community Service Employment Program projects for older adults.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 23, 2020.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalMar 23, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Mar 23, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 23, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Mar 23, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, clause 1 provides Congress with the power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises'' in order to ``provide for the . . . . general welfare of the United States.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 57, March 23, 2020, page H1718.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 748CARES ActRelated billJul 23, 2020
HR 6379Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020Related billMar 23, 2020

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize the Secretary of Labor to take certain actions to effectively respond during the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act to the needs of individuals participating in community service activities under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 23, 2020Introduced in House

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