H.R. 8715: Pandemic Planning and Response For Schools Act of 2020
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H.R. 8715: Pandemic Planning and Response For Schools Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-10-30 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-10-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Pandemic Planning and Response For Schools Act of 2020
Plain summary
Pandemic Planning and Response For Schools Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, within 30 days of declaring a public health emergency and in consultation with the Department of Education, to make publicly available a plan to continue education during the emergency. Specifically, the plan must include (1) best practices for keeping students and faculty safe during the emergency; (2) best practices for keeping schools functioning during the emergency that are consistent with public health requirements and recommendations; and (3) guidance on establishing priorities for cohorts of students who should receive their instruction online, in person, or through a hybrid program.
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Pandemic Planning and Response For Schools Act of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · 4 cosponsors
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Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), André Carson (D-IN)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr8715.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr8715 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116