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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
5/1/2020 • House
Summary
Protect Our Women and Waive Emergency Requirements Act or the POWER Act
This bill waives, upon state request, specified matching and reporting requirements for family violence and prevention services grants to states, subgrants to local entities, and grants to tribal organizations. This applies to grants awarded during FY2019-FY2020 and the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
Introduced in House • 5/1/2020
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Originated in the House
Introduced
May 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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