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UNITE Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-6560| House 
| Updated: 4/22/2020
John Garamendi

John Garamendi

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (24)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Apr 21, 2020
Introduced in House
Apr 21, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 22, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
May 7, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3642
Introduced in Senate
  • April 21, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • April 21, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • April 22, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • May 7, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3642
    Introduced in Senate

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 116-3642: UNITE Act of 2020
AgingAsiaCardiovascular and respiratory healthChinaCongressional oversightCorporation for National and Community ServiceDepartment of Homeland SecurityDisaster relief and insuranceEducational technology and distance educationEducation of the disadvantagedElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmergency planning and evacuationEmployee hiringFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Food assistance and reliefGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesHomelessness and emergency shelterInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMongoliaNational and community serviceNatural disastersPeace CorpsPublic-private cooperationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsUnemploymentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsWorld health

UNITE Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-6560| House 
| Updated: 4/22/2020
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.
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Timeline
Apr 21, 2020
Introduced in House
Apr 21, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 22, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
May 7, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3642
Introduced in Senate
  • April 21, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • April 21, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • April 22, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • May 7, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3642
    Introduced in Senate
John Garamendi

John Garamendi

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (24)
Jared Huffman (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 116-3642: UNITE Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AgingAsiaCardiovascular and respiratory healthChinaCongressional oversightCorporation for National and Community ServiceDepartment of Homeland SecurityDisaster relief and insuranceEducational technology and distance educationEducation of the disadvantagedElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmergency planning and evacuationEmployee hiringFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Food assistance and reliefGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesHomelessness and emergency shelterInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMongoliaNational and community serviceNatural disastersPeace CorpsPublic-private cooperationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsUnemploymentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsWorld health