H.R. 7328: Community Services Block Grant Enhancement Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-06-25 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-06-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Community Services Block Grant Enhancement Act of 2020

Plain summary

Community Services Block Grant Enhancement Act of 2020 This bill modifies the distribution of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funds with respect to, and temporarily expands eligibility criteria to participate in activities funded by, the Community Services Block Grant. (This grant provides formula-based allotments of federal funds to states, territories, and tribes for anti-poverty activities.) Specifically, the bill exempts funding appropriated for this grant under the CARES Act from a cap on the annual growth of a state's allotment and requires states to distribute COVID-19 relief funding to the local organizations and other eligible entities that carry out block grant activities within specified time frames. In addition, it expands eligibility for programs and activities funded by the block grant to 200% of the federal poverty line (FPL) through FY2022. Under current law, eligibility is set at the FPL, with states authorized to increase eligibility to 125% under certain conditions.

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Official text

Community Services Block Grant Enhancement Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] · 19 cosponsors

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Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jim Costa (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Tom Cole (R-OK), James P. McGovern (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] reported raising $721,776 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr7328.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr7328 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116