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UNITE Act of 2020
Sponsored By: Representative Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
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Summary
Undertaking National Initiatives to Tackle Epidemic Act of 2020 or the UNITE Act of 2020 This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency by increasing volunteer opportunities within AmeriCorps and employment opportunities at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and requiring the re-enrollment of Peace Corps volunteers whose service ended involuntarily on March 15, 2020, or earlier for volunteers who were serving in China and Mongolia. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes through FY2022 Americorps programs; increases recruitment levels of its volunteers to 500,000 in FY2020-FY2022; sets the minimum compensation for Americorps volunteers, beginning in FY2020, at 200% of the poverty line applicable to a family of one; and requires FEMA to appoint, administer, and expedite the training of an additional 10,000 Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employees above the level of such employees in FY2019 to address the COVID-19 emergency.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/21/2020
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 4/21/2020
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 4/21/2020
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/21/2020
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/21/2020
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 4/21/2020
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/23/2020
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/23/2020
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 4/23/2020
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/23/2020
Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
TX • D
Sponsored 4/23/2020
Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/23/2020
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/23/2020
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 4/23/2020
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 5/12/2020
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/27/2020
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/1/2020
Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]
GU • D
Sponsored 6/8/2020
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 6/15/2020
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/15/2020
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/24/2020
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/16/2020
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/1/2020
Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1]
IA • D
Sponsored 12/21/2020
Roll Call Votes
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