# 116-hr-6560: UNITE Act of 2020

116-hr-6560, UNITE Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA); 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-6560
- Congress: 116
- Title: UNITE Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced: 2020-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2020-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-6560 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6560)

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- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-737)
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