HR 6508 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

State Operations Stabilization (SOS) Act

Latest action · Apr 14, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 14, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

State Operations Stabilization (SOS) Act

This bill authorizes a state, tribal government, or unit of local government to use funds made available under the Coronavirus Relief Fund to reduce a budget deficit of such government that occurred due to a loss of revenue related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2020 to May 5, 2020; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-OHTim RyanOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-ILBobby L. RushApr 17, 2020
D-NYBrian HigginsApr 17, 2020
D-WADenny HeckApr 17, 2020
D-COJason CrowApr 17, 2020
D-WAPramila JayapalApr 21, 2020
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeApr 21, 2020
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezMay 5, 2020
D-CABarbara LeeMay 5, 2020
D-OHJoyce BeattyMay 5, 2020
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterMay 5, 2020
D-NYThomas R. SuozziMay 5, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Apr 14, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 14, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Apr 14, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 71, April 14, 2020, page H1889.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 748CARES ActRelated billJul 23, 2020
HR 6652Flexibility for Localities and Eligibility Expansion Act of 2020Related billMay 1, 2020
HR 7094Flexibility for States and Localities ActRelated billJun 4, 2020

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to expand the permissible use of funds under the Coronavirus Relief Fund.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
State Operations Stabilization (SOS) Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 14, 2020Introduced in House

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