Senate Bill 3747
116th Congress(2019-2020)
WORK NOW Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 14, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3747
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Work Opportunities and Resources to Keep Nonprofit Organizations Well Act or the WORK NOW Act
This bill establishes a grant program for the purpose of providing emergency relief to nonprofit organizations, prioritizing organizations that provide services related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Organizations receiving funding must use not less than 60% of these funds to hire new employees.
May 14, 2020
05/14/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
05/14/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:40 PM