Coronavirus Relief for States Act
Latest action · Apr 21, 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.
- IntroducedApr 21, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Coronavirus Relief for States Act
This bill provides $500 billion to states and tribal governments affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic for FY2020.
Such funds shall be paid to each state and tribal government within 30 days of this bill's enactment. The amount of the payment is proportional to population.
A state or tribal government shall use the funds provided to cover those costs of such government that
- are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency,
- replace revenue lost as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, or
- contribute to the economic recovery of the state or tribe from such crisis.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2020 to May 8, 2020; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Apr 21, 2020 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Apr 23, 2020 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Apr 23, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 28, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 28, 2020 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 28, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Apr 28, 2020 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Apr 28, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Apr 28, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Apr 28, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Apr 28, 2020 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Apr 28, 2020 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Apr 28, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Apr 28, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Apr 28, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | May 8, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 21, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2020Introduced in House
- Apr 21, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 75, April 21, 2020, page H1901.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6468 | Coronavirus Assistance for States Act | Related bill | Apr 7, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for an enhanced Coronavirus relief fund, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Coronavirus Relief for States Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Economic performance and conditions
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health programs administration and funding
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- State and local finance
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
