WORK NOW Act
Latest action · May 14, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2020 to Jul 2, 2020, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | May 14, 2020 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | May 14, 2020 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 14, 2020 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | May 14, 2020 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | May 14, 2020 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | May 14, 2020 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | May 14, 2020 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | May 14, 2020 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | May 14, 2020 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | May 19, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | May 19, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Jun 10, 2020 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 2, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2020Introduced in Senate
- May 14, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7495 | WORK NOW Act | Identical bill | Jul 6, 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.
- May 14, 2020Introduced in Senate
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