COVID-19

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – ON THURSDAY, March 19th, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) will host a telephone town hall on the continued spread of COVID-19 which is caused by the novel coronavirus. The purpose of this call is to inform constituents of what actions federal, state and local officials are doing and what they can do to limit and prevent the spread of COVID-19.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) introduced the Supporting Students in Response to Coronavirus Act to provide more than $3 billion in emergency funding for early childhood education programs, K-12 schools, and higher education institutions in response to the severe disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the House passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201)—a legislative package to address the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Americans’ health and financial security. “The spread of COVID-19 will present increasingly severe challenges for students, workers, and families across the country.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As communities across the country respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) has announced temporary changes to the operating procedures for his offices in Washington, D.C. and Newport News to ensure the safety of his staff and the public. “My staff and I remain ready and able to serve Virginia’s Third Congressional District, and we will continue to do so. To do so effectively during this public health emergency, my office will implement continuity of operations procedures, consistent with guidance from public health and safety officials, as well as directives from the House Sergeant at Arms and the Attending Physician of Congress.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chair Alma Adams (NC-12), Rep. Mark Takano (CA-41), and Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) introduced the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (H.R. 6220) to ensure workers have access to extended, job-protected leave to care for themselves and their families amid the COVID-19 epidemic.

WASHINGTON, DC — House Democrats introduced the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to bolster the federal government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak and address the severe impacts of the coronavirus on Americans’ personal safety and financial security. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, expected to be considered in the House on today, is sponsored by Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) and co-sponsored by Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN).

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Reps. Bobby Scott (VA-3), Chair of the Education and Labor Committee and Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11), Chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations, introduced the Pandemic EBT Act to provide states the option to extend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (or “Pandemic EBT”) to households with children attending schools that are closed due to a public health emergency based on the coronavirus disease.

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced guidance to weaken protections for health care workers and emergency responders caring for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. “I recognize that individual facilities may face shortages of certain types of personal protective equipment, including N95 respirators, but there is no evidence that surgical masks are adequate to prevent exposure of frontline health care workers to the virus that causes COVID19.