The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and FEMA announced the release of the Notice of Funding Opportunity and Final Allocations for the $100 million in supplemental funding made available to the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program (EMPG) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Emergency Management Performance Grant… Read more »
Reps. Jack Bergman (MI-01), Paul Mitchell (MI-10), Bill Huizenga (MI-02), John Moolenaar (MI-04), Fred Upton (MI-06), and Tim Walberg (MI-07) sent a letter to Governor Whitmer expressing serious concern with the most recent update to the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order (Executive Order 2020-42).
Rep. Bergman stated, "During this time, I’ve put politics aside to work with our… Read more »
Reps. Jack Bergman, Dan Kildee, Bill Huizenga, John Moolenaar, and Fred Upton sent a bipartisan letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting coronavirus-related relief for Michigan’s tart cherry industry.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided $9.5 billion for agricultural producers impacted by COVID-19, including specialty crop producers,… Read more »
Yesterday, Rep. Jack Bergman co-led a bipartisan letter with Reps. Bob Latta (OH-05), Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05), and TJ Cox (CA-21), urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Azar and Deputy Secretary Hargan to use resources passed in the CARES Act to protect rural hospitals and health centers. With the first payment from the CARES Act provider fund being… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jack Bergman cosponsored the HEROES Act, which was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Bill Huizenga. This legislation will give a four-month federal tax holiday to law enforcement officers, corrections officers, firefighters, EMT’s, paramedics, pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, doctors, hospital and licensed medical… Read more »
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As of today, small businesses and sole proprietorships will be able to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a provision of the CARES Act that provides small businesses with funds to pay up to 8 weeks of payroll costs including benefits. Funds can also be used to pay interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities. The funds are provided in the form of loans that… Read more »
This week, Representative Jack Bergman joined a bipartisan letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, outlining the distress that the Coronavirus crisis is having on our rural hospitals, and requesting immediate action to sustain rural providers.
The Members wrote in part, "Rural hospitals are the backbone of communities across our nation. These… Read more »
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be distributed automatically, with no action required for most people. However, some seniors and others who typically do not file returns will need to submit a simple tax return to receive the stimulus payment.
Who is eligible… Read more »
On Friday the House passed the CARES Act and President Trump signed it into law immediately after. The next few weeks of action will be critical as federal, state, and local leaders work together to help our communities through the Coronavirus crisis.
Workers and businesses across the District have felt the economic impact of the Governors' "stay at home" order, implemented to slow… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "CARES Act" Coronavirus relief package - sending this landmark legislation to President Trump's desk.
The Coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, has accelerated into a global pandemic and gravely affected health, businesses, careers, and family plans of nearly every American. Representative Jack Bergman supported the… Read more »
