HR 8091 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

UNITED Act

Introduced Aug 22, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Cheri Bustos D-IL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Aug 22, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Armed 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.

  1. IntroducedAug 22, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Uniform National Guard Implementation To End this Disaster Act or the UNITED Act

This bill requires the federal government to pay states for 100% of the cost of National Guard duty in connection with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The requirement applies retroactively.

Presidential memoranda issued on August 3, 2020, required most states to pay 25% of the cost for such duty beginning on August 21, 2020, but maintained a 100% federal cost share for Texas and Florida.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 22, 2020 to Sep 24, 2020; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-NHChris PappasOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-NVDina TitusOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-HIEd CaseOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-NYMax RoseOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalAug 22, 2020
D-ILBill FosterSep 1, 2020
D-TXFilemon VelaSep 1, 2020
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioSep 1, 2020
D-VTPeter WelchSep 1, 2020
D-MNDean PhillipsSep 17, 2020
D-NJAndy KimSep 24, 2020

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Aug 22, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 22, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Aug 22, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Armed 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article l, Section 8.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 149, August 22, 2020, page H4301.

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide to States the total amount of funds for the costs to the States of activating the National Guard in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
UNITED Act
Uniform National Guard Implementation To End this Disaster Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 22, 2020Introduced in House

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