# 116-hr-6848: Pandemic Protection Act

116-hr-6848, Pandemic Protection Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6848
- Congress: 116
- Title: Pandemic Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-05-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Families
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Pandemic Protection for Transition-age Foster Youth Act or the Pandemic Protection Act This bill extends eligibility for foster care services to youth who would otherwise age out of such services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic for three months after such emergency ends. Additionally, the bill removes certain work or education requirements for older foster youth during such period.

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
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## Sources
- [116-hr-6848 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6848)

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