Senate Bill 3806
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Local Community Emergency Relief Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 21, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3806
Congress
116
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Primary focus of measure is emergency planning; response to civil disturbances, natural and other disasters, including fires; emergency communications; security preparedness.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Local Community Emergency Relief Act of 2020
This bill waives cost share requirements for all federal emergency declarations and major disaster declarations during 2020.
Specifically, the bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide a 100% cost share in such instances. In general, FEMA disaster assistance requires a 75% cost-share commitment from the federal government with 25% provided from nonfederal sources.
The bill lists activities for which the federal cost share is waived, including
- miscellaneous costs, such as the costs of cleaning and sanitizing public areas and buildings where individuals who have contracted COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) have been present to prevent the spread of the virus;
- other needs assistance for uninsured, disaster-related necessary expenses and serious needs, including specified child care assistance and funeral and burial assistance;
- mental health services;
- medical equipment; and
- hospital and morgue capacity expansion projects to meet actual or projected COVID-19 surge demands.
May 21, 2020
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05/21/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
05/21/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:37 PM