HR 1966 · 117th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Empowering Nonprofits Act
Introduced 2021-03-17· Sponsored by Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]· House
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.(2021-03-17)
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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%.…
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Cosponsors (3)
2 Democrats1 Republican