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Ex. SEC-16-095BOP COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two)Federal Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 Action Plan (updated 3:09 p.m. ET, March 13, 2020)Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of JusticeUnited States (federal prisons)FederalMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-060Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Public Health Disaster Emergency)Proclamation of Disaster Emergency of March 17, 2020Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-065Addendum 3 to Executive Order 01-20Suspension of all Non-Essential Adult Elective Surgery and Medical and Surgical ProceduresGovernor Phil ScottVermontStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-056Executive Order No. 17An Order to Limit Social Gatherings, Dine-In Service, and Gym Use, and Exposure at Nursing Homes and Similar FacilitiesGovernor Bill LeeTennesseeStateMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-111Executive Order 202.10Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency (non-essential gatherings of any size cancelled…Governor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Gathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-085Fourth Amended Executive Order 2020-07Fourth Amended Executive Order 2020-07 (Safer at Home; gatherings; closures)Governor J. Kevin StittOklahomaStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-088Executive Order 2020-12Executive Order directing individuals, employers and enclosed retail businesses to implement COVID-19 measuresGovernor Kristi NoemSouth DakotaStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Telework mandateSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-055Executive Order 04.20.20.01Reviving a Healthy Georgia: in-person Minimum Basic Operations for gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, body art studios, barbers…Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-113Memorandum for the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and All United States Attorneys: Balancing Public Safety with the Preservation of Civil RightsAttorney General memorandum (Apr. 27, 2020)Attorney General William P. Barr, U.S. Department of JusticeUnited StatesFederalApr. 27, 20202020 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-057Executive Order No. 30An Order Regarding Reopening Businesses and Places of Worship (Tennessee Pledge)Governor Bill LeeTennesseeStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-076COVID-19 Order No. 33Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-092COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Places of Worship and Providers of Religious Services and Cultural CeremoniesPlaces of Worship guidance (May 25, 2020; rev. July 29, 2020 with the indoor singing and chanting prohibition; rev. 2021)California Department of Public Health and Cal/OSHACaliforniaSector regulatorJuly 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-16-074Proclamation 20-25.4Safe Start - Stay Healthy (county-by-county phased reopening)Governor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateMay 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-114The 2020 Nonprofit Employment ReportNonprofit Economic Data Bulletin no. 47 (June 2020)Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies (Lester M. Salamon and Chelsea L. Newhouse)United States (context)Sector regulatorJune 1, 2020OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-072Interim Guidance for Religious and Funeral Services During the COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyInterim Guidance for Religious and Funeral Services (mandatory 'must' standards; version archived Apr. 26, 2021)New York State Department of Health (with Empire State Development)New YorkSector regulatorJune 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-116COVID-19 Nonprofit Employment Estimates page (monthly jobs updates, May 2020-December 2021)Nonprofit employment during COVID-19: estimates and monthly updatesJohns Hopkins Center for Civil Society StudiesUnited States (context)Sector regulatorFeb. 1, 2021OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-071The Impact of the Coronavirus on Food Insecurity in 2020 and 2021National projections brief (March 2021 update)Feeding AmericaUnited States (context)Sector regulatorMar. 9, 2021OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-097Life in U.S. Religious Congregations Slowly Edges Back Toward NormalPew Research Center report (March 22, 2021)Pew Research CenterUnited States (context)Sector regulatorMar. 22, 2021OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-047Executive Order No. 241Lifting the outdoor mask requirement; continuing face coverings in indoor workplaces and indoor public spaces; no masks required at indoor…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateMay 17, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-119Executive Order No. 13AProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic: Revised Order for Masks and Face Coverings; Effective Date of Legislation…Governor Ned LamontConnecticutStateAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-115Executive Order 2021-20 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 87)Executive Order reinstating indoor face-covering requirements and requiring vaccination or testing for health care, school and State workersGovernor J.B. PritzkerIllinoisStateAug. 26, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-118Executive Order No. 253Requiring covered workers at public, private and parochial preschool programs and elementary and secondary schools to be fully vaccinated or…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateAug. 23, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-099CES series CES8081300001: All employees, religious, grantmaking, civic, professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813), seasonally adjusted, 2019-2021BLS CES NAICS 813 employment, Jan. 2019-Dec. 2021 (data file assembled from data.bls.gov, read Sept. 26, 2026)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment StatisticsUnited States (statistics)FederalSept. 26, 2026OtherPrimary source read

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