Emergency Family Stabilization Act
Latest action · Aug 7, 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.
- IntroducedAug 7, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Emergency Family Stabilization Act
This bill establishes a competitive grant program within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) for family stabilization agencies to provide emergency relief to children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness. These agencies include current ACF grantees or subgrantees, tribes and tribal organizations, and other organizations with expertise providing direct services to those experiencing homelessness. Recipients may use grant funds for, among other purposes, personnel costs, personal protective equipment, and other supplies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), as well as payments for security deposits and other housing-related needs.
Additionally, the ACF must award the grants based on factors including the need for the services in the area served by the agency and specified allocation and prioritization requirements.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 7, 2020 to Nov 20, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Aug 7, 2020 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Aug 7, 2020 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Aug 7, 2020 |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Sep 1, 2020 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 1, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Sep 15, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Sep 29, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Oct 1, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Oct 6, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Oct 9, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Oct 13, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 16, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Oct 16, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Oct 27, 2020 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Oct 30, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Nov 20, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Aug 7, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 7, 2020Introduced in House
- Aug 7, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 141, August 7, 2020, page H4226.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3923 | Emergency Family Stabilization Act | Related bill | Jun 9, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide emergency relief to youth, children, and families experiencing homelessness, in light of the health and economic consequences of COVID-19.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Emergency Family Stabilization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Dental care
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Economic performance and conditions
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment and training programs
- Families
- Family services
- Food assistance and relief
- Government information and archives
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Housing and community development funding
- Human trafficking
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Landlord and tenant
- Mental health
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Rural conditions and development
- Sex offenses
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Telecommunication rates and fees
- Transportation costs
- Women's health
- Worker safety and health
- Youth employment and child labor
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 7, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
