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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-16-113Memorandum 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-16-078Executive Order 2020-32 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 30)Modified Stay at Home OrderGovernor J.B. PritzkerIllinoisStateApr. 30, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary 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-16-079Executive Order 2020-38 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 36)Restore Illinois Phase 3Governor J.B. PritzkerIllinoisStateMay 29, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary 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-16-025Emergency Order: Gatherings and Face Mask OrderGatherings and Face Mask OrderMichigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichiganStateOct. 29, 20202020 Q4Gathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-16-024Emergency Order: Gatherings and Face Mask Order (Pause to Save Lives)Gatherings and Face Mask OrderMichigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateNov. 15, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
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-16-117Executive Order No. 251Requiring face masks in the indoor premises of all public, private and parochial preschool programs and elementary and secondary schoolsGovernor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateAug. 6, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-043Executive Order 2021-585Executive Order (face coverings in schools and child care)Governor Andy BeshearKentuckyStateAug. 10, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary 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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