Empowering Nonprofits Act
- Last Action
- 3/17/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-17Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- 2021-03-17Introduced in House
- 2021-03-17Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-17 (00)
Empowering Nonprofits Act
This bill reduces cost-sharing requirements for grants directly awarded to certain nonprofit organizations during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period and the following five years. Eligible nonprofit organizations are those in jurisdictions with more than 20% of individuals living below the poverty line.
Specifically, the bill provides that (1) any cost-sharing requirement shall be waived during a COVID-19 emergency period; and (2) in the five years following such an emergency, any cost-sharing requirement shall be reduced by 25%.
Cosponsors (3)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
- Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
Subjects
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Public-private cooperation
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Tax-exempt organizations
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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