WORK NOW Act
Latest action · Jul 6, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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.
- IntroducedJul 6, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Work Opportunities and Resources to Keep Nonprofit Organizations Well Act or the WORK NOW Act
This bill establishes a grant program for the purpose of providing emergency relief to nonprofit organizations, prioritizing organizations that provide services related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Organizations receiving funding must use not less than 60% of these funds to hire new employees.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 6, 2020 to Sep 4, 2020, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jul 6, 2020 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | Jul 6, 2020 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jul 6, 2020 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Jul 6, 2020 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Jul 6, 2020 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jul 6, 2020 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jul 6, 2020 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Aug 4, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Aug 4, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Sep 4, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 6, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 6, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3747 | WORK NOW Act | Identical bill | May 14, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child care and development
- Economic performance and conditions
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employee hiring
- Employee leave
- Employment and training programs
- Family services
- Food assistance and relief
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing supply and affordability
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Labor and Employment
- Rural conditions and development
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local finance
- Unemployment
- Wages and earnings
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 6, 2020Introduced in House
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