,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbj,mr4  
,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois 7for     
himself and ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means1 and in addition to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide emergency assistance to families
 through home visiting programs in      
response to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,home ,visiting ,resiliency in  
,pandemics ,act4  #b4 ,emergency        
assistance to families through home     
visiting programs  7a7 ,in general ,for 
purposes of section #eaa of the ,social 
,security ,act1 during the period that  
begins on ,february #a1 #bjbj1 and ends 

,january #ca1 #bjba-- 7#a7 a virtual    
home visit shall be considered a home   
visit2  7#b7 funding for1 and staffing  
levels of1 a program conducted pursuant 
to such section shall not be reduced on 
account of reduced enrollment in the    
program2 and  7#c7 funds provided for   
such a program may be used-- 7,a7 to    
train home visitors in conducting a     
virtual home visit and in emergency     
preparedness and response planning for  
families served2  7,b7 for the          
acquisition by families enrolled in the 
program of such technological means as  
are needed to conduct and support a     
virtual home visit2  7,c7 to provide    
emergency supplies 7such as diapers1    
formula1 non-perishable food1 water1    
hand soap and hand sanitizer7 to        
families served2 and  7,d7 to provide   
prepaid debit cards to an eligible      
family 7as defined in section           
#eaa7k77#b7 of such ,act7 for the       
purpose of enabling the family to meet  
the emergency needs of the family4  7b7 

,virtual home visit defined ,in         
subsection 7a71 the term virtual home   
visit means a visit that is conducted   
solely by electronic means4  7c7        
,authority ,to delay deadlines  7#a7 ,in
 general ,the ,secretary of ,health and 
,human ,services may extend the deadline
 by which a requirement of section #eaa 
of the ,social ,security ,act must be   
met1 by such period of time as the      
,secretary deems appropriate4  7#b7     
,guidance ,the ,secretary shall provide 
to eligible entities funded under       
section #eaa of the ,social ,security   
,act information on the parameters used 
in extending a deadline under paragraph 
7#a7 of this subsection4  7d7           
,supplemental appropriation ,in addition
 to amounts otherwise appropriated1 out 
of any money in the ,treasury of the    
,united ,states not otherwise           
appropriated1 there are appropriated to 
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services #ajj1jjj1jjj1 to enable       
eligible entities to conduct programs   

funded under section #eaa of the ,social
 ,security ,act pursuant to this        
section1 which shall remain available   
for obligation not later than ,january  
#ca1 #bjba4