# 116-hr-6970: PROVIDE Act

116-hr-6970, PROVIDE Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6970
- Congress: 116
- Title: PROVIDE Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2020-05-22
- Sponsor: Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Prevent Restrictions On Volunteers' Incomes During Emergencies Act or the PROVIDE Act This bill provides that, beginning with FY2020, any state or local government that taxes the income of an out-of-state individual who has traveled to such state for the purpose of volunteering or otherwise providing assistance in response to a federally declared disaster or emergency shall be ineligible to receive federal financial assistance.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-3680: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 415 North Main Street in Henning, Tennessee, as the "Paula Croom Robinson and Judy Spr…
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6970 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6970)

## Related
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-3680: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 415 No…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3680)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6970 (as of 2025-11-18).