PREP Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6206
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2020-03-11
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Food assistance and relief

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Lawyers and legal services

Mental health

Nutrition and diet

Unemployment

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Pandemic Response and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2020 or the PREP Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the President to provide additional federal assistance following a major disaster emergency declaration related to a public health emergency, including a pandemic or virus threat, that occurs between the date of this bill's enactment and September 30, 2021.</p> <p>Such additional assistance includes</p> <ul> <li> unemployment assistance and lost wages,</li> <li>food assistance for low-income people from Department of Agriculture surplus commodities,</li> <li>legal services,</li> <li>crisis counseling assistance and training, and</li> <li>case management services.</li> </ul> <ul> </ul>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6206 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2020 Mr. Delgado (for himself, Ms. Herrera Beutler , and Ms. Titus ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide that the President may provide additional Federal assistance for an emergency related to a public health emergency, including a pandemic or virus threat, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pandemic Response and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2020 or the PREP Act of 2020 . 2. Assistance for public health emergency In any emergency declared by the President under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191 ) related to a public health emergency, including a pandemic or virus threat, that occurs between the date of enactment of this Act and September 30, 2021, in addition to the assistance authorized by section 502 of such Act, the President may provide assistance under— (1) section 410 of such Act for unemployment and lost wages; and (2) sections 412, 415, 416, and 426 of such Act.