Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act
Public Law 116-211 · H.R. 8472 · 116th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Dec 4, 2020 · Education
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT-2)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Dusty Johnson, Rep. Bobby Scott
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act
This bill revises the Impact Aid Program application process for FY2022. It also revises FY2021 allocations under the Migrant Education Program.
First, the bill requires local educational agencies (LEAs) participating in the Impact Aid Program to use the student count or federal property valuation data from their FY2021 program applications, as applicable, for their FY2022 program applications. The program provides funding to LEAs that have lost property tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property or to those that have experienced increased expenditures due to enrollment of federally connected children (e.g., children living on Indian lands or military bases).
In addition, the bill directs the Department of Education to use school year 2018-2019 data or school year 2019-2020 data, whichever is greater, for making FY2021 allocations to states under the Migrant Education Program. States use these program funds to identify eligible migratory children and provide them with education and support services.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Related bills
5 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 925Related bill
The Heroes Act
H.R. 8075Related bill
Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act
H.R. 8406Related bill
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
S. 4063Related bill
Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act
S. 4800Related bill
A bill to provide Coronavirus relief.
Data notes
Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Dec 4, 2020Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 116-211.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 24, 2020FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Nov 12, 2020FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 19, 2020CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Oct 2, 2020FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Scott (VA) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
- Oct 1, 2020CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.