POWER Act

Bill: 116-s-3739
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2020-05-14
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Crime prevention

Domestic violence and child abuse

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Family services

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Protect Our Women and Waive Emergency Requirements Act or the POWER Act</b><br /><br />This bill waives state matching funds&nbsp;requirements and related reporting for specified family violence prevention and services grants for FY2019, FY2020, and the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3739 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2020 Mr. Casey (for himself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide for matching funds waivers 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 for 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 for 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 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).