POWER Act

Bill: 116-hr-6685
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
Introduced: 2020-05-01
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Crime prevention

Crime victims

Domestic violence and child abuse

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Family services

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Indian social and development programs

Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protect Our Women and Waive Emergency Requirements Act or the POWER Act</b></p> <p>This bill waives, upon state request, specified matching and reporting requirements for family violence and prevention services grants to states, subgrants to local entities, and grants to tribal organizations. This applies to grants awarded during FY2019-FY2020 and the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6685 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2020 Mrs. McBath (for herself and Mr. Cline ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To provide for a matching funds waiver for formula grants and subgrants under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Women and Waive Emergency Requirements Act or the POWER Act . 2. Matching funds waiver for formula grants and subgrants under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (a) Waiver of matching funds for awarded grants and subgrants At the request of a State (as defined in section 302 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10402 )), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall waive— (1) the non-Federal contributions requirement under subsection (c)(4) of section 306 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10406 ) with respect to the grants and subgrants awarded in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 to such State and the eligible entities within such State under such section or section 308 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10408 ); and (2) the reporting requirements required under such subgrants and grants that relate to such non-Federal contributions requirement. (b) Waiver of matching funds for grants awarded after date of enactment (1) In general Subsection (c)(4) of section 306 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10406 ) shall not apply to a qualified grant during the period of a public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. (2) Qualified grant defined In this subsection, the term qualified grant means a grant or subgrant awarded— (A) after the date of the enactment of this section; and (B) under section 306, 308, or 309 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10406 ; 10408; 10409).