Coronavirus Emergency Non-Congregate Housing Expansion Act

Bill: 116-hr-6840
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2020-05-12
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Aging

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Disaster relief and insurance

Emergency medical services and trauma care

First responders and emergency personnel

Health personnel

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Housing and community development funding

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Coronavirus Emergency Non-Congregate Housing Expansion Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes non-congregate shelter expenses eligible for full funding reimbursement under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) public assistance program during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. </p> <p><i>Non-congregate shelter </i>is defined as shelter for specified individuals who test positive for, have been exposed to, or are asymptomatic of, COVID-19, as well as first responders, health care workers, emergency workers, and homeless individuals who do not require hospitalization. Such shelter may be in the form of hotels, motels, dormitories, or any other spaces that permit social distancing.</p> <p>The federal share for non-congregate sheltering is increased to 100% (currently, FEMA only reimburses states, territories, and tribal governments for 75% of eligible costs incurred while performing emergency protective measures).</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6840 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2020 Mr. Takano (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Bera , Mr. Case , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. DeGette , Ms. Fudge , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Hastings , Mrs. Hayes , Ms. Norton , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Adams , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Moore , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Omar , Mr. Rose of New York , Ms. Schakowsky , and Mr. Soto ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide for the coverage of non-congregate shelter under the Public Assistance program of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for the emergency declared on March 13, 2020 relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coronavirus Emergency Non-Congregate Housing Expansion Act . 2. Non-congregate shelter assistance (a) In general Notwithstanding sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170b , 5172, 5173, 5192), for the emergency declared on March 13, 2020, by the President under section 501 of such Act and under any subsequent major disaster declaration under section 401 of such Act, the provision of non-congregate shelter shall be an eligible use of assistance provided by the President under sections 403, 406, 407, or 502 of such Act. (b) Non-Federal share Notwithstanding sections 403, 406, 407, and 503 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170b , 5172, 5173, 5193), the Federal share of assistance provided under sections 403, 406, 407, or 502 that is used to provide non-congregate shelter in accordance with subsection (a) shall be 100 percent. (c) Non-Congregate shelter defined In this section, the term non-congregate shelter means shelter for— (1) individuals who test positive for COVID–19 that do not require hospitalization, but need isolation or quarantine (including individuals that are discharged from a hospital); (2) individuals who have been exposed to COVID–19 (as documented by a State or local public health official or a medical professional) that do not require hospitalization, but need isolation or quarantine; (3) individuals who are asymptomatic of COVID–19, but have a higher risk, including individuals over 65 or individuals with certain underlying health conditions (including respiratory, compromised immunities, and chronic disease), and that require emergency non-congregate shelting as a social distancing measure; (4) first responders, healthcare workers, and emergency workers that do not require hospitalization, but need isolation or quarantine (including individuals that are unable to return home as a precaution against exposing the families or housemates of such individual to COVID–19); and (5) homeless individuals that have not been exposed or have not tested positive for COVID–19, but require emergency non-congregate sheltering to adhere to social distancing measures.