# 116-hr-6271: Unemployment Assistance for Individuals Impacted by Quarantine Order for a National or State Public Health Emergency Act of 2020

116-hr-6271, Unemployment Assistance for Individuals Impacted by Quarantine Order for a National or State Public Health Emergency Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6271
- Congress: 116
- Title: Unemployment Assistance for Individuals Impacted by Quarantine Order for a National or State Public Health Emergency Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced: 2020-03-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Unemployment Assistance for Individuals Impacted by Quarantine Order for a National or State Public Health Emergency Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the President to treat a national or state public health emergency, including a virus threat or other health pandemic, as a major disaster for purposes of providing disaster unemployment assistance. The President may provide additional unemployment assistance to an individual who is under a quarantine order and meets certain requirements.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8200: EHDC Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8017: MOTION Act
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7799: To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway", and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6271 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6271)

## Related
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- [116-hr-8200: EHDC Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8200)
- [116-hr-8017: MOTION Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8017)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7799: To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lew…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7799)
- [116-hr-7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7232)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6271 (as of 2025-11-18).