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H.R. 6560 · 116th Congress

UNITE Act of 2020

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JGD GaramendiSponsor
24 cosponsors · 24 D

Undertaking National Initiatives to Tackle Epidemic Act of 2020 or the UNITE Act of 2020

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 21, 2020

Undertaking National Initiatives to Tackle Epidemic Act of 2020 or the UNITE Act of 2020

This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency by increasing volunteer opportunities within AmeriCorps and employment opportunities at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and requiring the re-enrollment of Peace Corps volunteers whose service ended involuntarily on March 15, 2020, or earlier for volunteers who were serving in China and Mongolia.

Among other things, the bill

  • reauthorizes through FY2022 Americorps programs;
  • increases recruitment levels of its volunteers to 500,000 in FY2020-FY2022;
  • sets the minimum compensation for Americorps volunteers, beginning in FY2020, at 200% of the poverty line applicable to a family of one; and
  • requires FEMA to appoint, administer, and expedite the training of an additional 10,000 Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees above the level of such employees in FY2019 to address the COVID-19 emergency.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: UNITE Act of 2020

Also known as: Undertaking National Initiatives to Tackle Epidemic Act of 2020

Latest action (Apr 22, 2020): Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 21, 2020

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.