Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act
Latest action · Jul 13, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-148.
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.
- IntroducedJun 29, 2020
- Passed SenateJun 29, 2020
- Passed HouseJun 29, 2020
- To the PresidentJul 1, 2020
- Became lawJul 13, 2020Public Law 116-148
Summary
Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act
This bill increases the maximum amount of funding available in FY2020 for, and revises certain requirements pertaining to, temporary assistance for U.S. citizens and their dependents who are returning from foreign countries due to a crisis and are without available resources. Under current law, the Department of Health and Human Services may provide assistance such as money payments and medical care to these individuals on a temporary basis.
In providing temporary assistance during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency declared on January 31, 2020, only certain members of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service shall have direct, in-person contact with those receiving assistance. Specifically, they must be uniformed, active-duty members of the Regular Reserve Corps or the Ready Reserve Corps. In addition, they must have received training on infection prevention and control and have access to personal protective equipment.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 29, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jun 29, 2020 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2020Signed by President.
- Jul 13, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-148.
- Jul 1, 2020Presented to President.
- Jun 29, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jun 29, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3628; text: CR S3628)
- Jun 29, 2020Received in the House.
- Jun 29, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 29, 2020Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2669)
- Jun 29, 2020Mr. Gomez asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- Jun 29, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2669)
- Jun 29, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Senate | Debate and remarks H2669, S3628Text printed H2669, S3628 | Jimmy Gomez D-CA, Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jun 29, 2020 |
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.
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R49340 | Budgetary Effects Excluded or Eliminated from the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Scorecards | Report | Sep 9, 2026 |
| IF11484 | U.S. Repatriation Program for Citizens Returned from Abroad | Resource | Apr 18, 2024 |
| R46634 | Pandemic-Related Statutory Provisions Expiring in 2020 Archived | Report | Dec 17, 2020 |
| IN11481 | COVID-19 International Responses: Resources for Comparison with U.S. Policies Archived | Insight | Aug 14, 2020 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for fiscal year 2020 for increased payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Family services
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health personnel
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Social Welfare
- Worker safety and health
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 29, 2020Considered and Passed Senate
- Jun 29, 2020Engrossed in Senate
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.
