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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
5/14/2020 • Senate
Summary
Protect Our Women and Waive Emergency Requirements Act or the POWER Act
This bill waives state matching funds requirements and related reporting for specified family violence prevention and services grants for FY2019, FY2020, and the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
Introduced in Senate • 5/14/2020
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Topics & Subjects
Policy Area: Families
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCrime preventionDomestic violence and child abuseEmergency medical services and trauma careFamily servicesHomelessness and emergency shelterInfectious and parasitic diseases
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Bill Journey
Originated in the Senate
Introduced
May 14, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Introduced in Senate5/14/2020